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retention vs ownership

ownership vs retention

retention and ownership both are nouns.

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

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