Public ownership — (also called government ownership, state ownership or state property) refers to government ownership of any asset, industry, or corporation at any level, national, regional or local (municipal); or, it may refer to common (full community) non… … Wikipedia
public ownership — n [U] businesses, property etc in public ownership are owned by the government ▪ The Opposition intends to bring the industry back into public ownership … Dictionary of contemporary English
public ownership — noun Ownership by the state, eg of nationalized industry • • • Main Entry: ↑public * * * public ownership UK US noun [uncountable] legal possession of businesses and industries by the government of a country Thesaurus: government programmes and… … Useful english dictionary
public ownership — noun uncount 1. ) legal possession of businesses, land, and industries by the government of a country or area 2. ) AMERICAN the money that people in general have invested in a corporation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
public ownership — The portion of a company s stock that is held by the public. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * public ownership public ownership ➔ ownership * * * public ownership UK US noun [U] (also government ownership, state ownership) GOVERNMENT,… … Financial and business terms
public ownership — noun (U) businesses, property etc in public ownership are owned by the state: The steel and coal industries were taken into public ownership … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
public ownership — /pʌblɪk ˈoʊnəʃɪp/ (say publik ohnuhship) noun 1. ownership by a community as a whole. 2. the socialist objective of ownership by the state. 3. government takeover of some commercial enterprise. 4. the possession by the public of shares in a… …
public ownership — noun ownership of an industry by the people or the state; nationalisation Syn: state ownership … Wiktionary
public ownership — owned by the public, under the control of one of the government offices … English contemporary dictionary
public ownership — UK / US noun [uncountable] legal possession of businesses and industries by the government of a country … English dictionary
