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Own
/əʊn/
To possess something and have the legal right or ownership over it.
Synonyms:
possess
hold
have
acquire
Antonyms:
borrow
lease
rent
Examples:
I have my
own
bike.
She wants to start her
own
business.
Etymology:
From Old English
āgan
meaning
to have, possess,
related to Proto-Germanic
*aiganan,
which signifies ownership or property.
Usage Statistics:
583 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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