public ownership

public ownership

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  • 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 —    control and management by politicians and bureaucrats    The use of the phrase is normally confined to commercial businesses, utilities, etc. No member of the public should be so rash as to try to assert ownership rights over them:     Various …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 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 — 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

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