owned

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊnd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊnd/

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• Rhymes: -əʊnd, -oʊnd

Verb

owned

1. simple past and past participle of own

Adjective

owned (not comparable)

1. (in combination) Having an owner who is part of a specified group.

   black-owned; veteran-owned; woman-owned

   • 2024 May 11, Jeffrey Cummins, “PG&E enjoys a near monopoly on energy. So why must its customers pay such high rates?”, in The Fresno Bee‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 May 2024:

     Since PG&E is an investor-owned utility, this is good news for its shareholders. But not so much for its customers whose costs keep rising and whose electricity is shut off when there are high winds or extreme heat.

   • 2024 June 24, Kari Smith, “This creative capital city deserves a lot more attention”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 30 August 2024:

     A thriving food scene is a must for any vibrant US city – and Richmond delivers with diverse flavors and a high concentration of black-owned restaurants.

   • 2024 October 14, Jordan Valinsky, “True Value declares bankruptcy and sells itself to a hardware rival”, in CNN Business‎^[3], archived from the original on 24 December 2024:

     Do it Best is a member-owned wholesaler that sells hardware, lumber and other home goods to independent stores.

Derived terms

• community owned
• foreowned
• government-owned and controlled corporation
• nonowned
• ownedness
• pre-owned
• real estate owned
• state-owned
• state owned enterprise
• state-owned enterprise
• unowned

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: de propiedad, con dueño, tener dueño (verb), de dueño

Anagrams

• Downe, Woden, downe, endow, nowed, woned