owner
US /ˈoʊnɚ/
Definition
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The owner of the restaurant greeted every guest at the door.
Word Family
Synonyms
- proprietor(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
- possessora person who owns something
- holdera holding device
Collocations
- Easy dog owner in the parkto dog owner in the park, meaning to go after with the intent to catch
- Medium small business ownerdescribing small business owner (the slender part of the back)
- Hard legal property owner of recorddescribing legal property owner of record (established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules)
- Very Hard rightful owner of the patentsdescribing rightful owner of the patents (legally valid)
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