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📦possession

noun
/pəˈzɛʃən/
possess Possessive

Meaning

The state of owning, controlling, or holding something.
something that belongs to someone; the state of having or owning something

Example Sentences

The ring was her most valuable possession.

The house has been in their family's possession for generations.

Example Expressions

in possession of

Synonyms

ownership, control, property, asset, holding, belongings, assets
Entry 1
ownership, control, property, asset, holding
Entry 2
ownership, property, belongings, assets

Antonyms

loss, absence, dispossession
Entry 1
loss, absence, dispossession
Entry 2
dispossession, loss

Collocations

valuable possession, personal possession, in possession of, lose possession, take possession, personal possessions, illegal possession
Entry 1
valuable possession, personal possession, in possession of, lose possession
Entry 2
take possession, in possession of, personal possessions, illegal possession

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