possession

Plural

possessions

1. 1.A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

2. 2.Something that is owned.

   • The car quickly became his most prized possession.
   • I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.

3. 3.An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.

   • The car is in my possession.
   • I'm in possession of the car.

4. 4.A territory under the rule of another country.

   • Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.

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Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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Academic

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Literature

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Synonyms

• ownership

Word family

• possess