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keeping vs ownership

ownership vs keeping

keeping and ownership both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
keeping Yes No No No
ownership Yes No No No
As nouns, ownership is a hypernym of keeping; that is, ownership is a word with a broader meaning than keeping:
  • keeping: the act of retaining something
  • ownership: the act of having and controlling property
Other hypernyms of keeping include possession.
keeping (noun) ownership (noun)
the responsibility of a guardian or keeper the act of having and controlling property
conformity or harmony the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
the act of retaining something the state or fact of being an owner
Difference between keeping and ownership

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