Possession

/pəˈzɛʃn̩/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
2. Something that is owned.
3. An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
4. A territory under the rule of another country.
5. The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
6. The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
7. (sports) A control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
8. (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.

Example Sentences

Once complete, guide rails will be installed inside the tunnels ready for the box jack itself - which NR intends to push into place during a nine-day engineering possession in September, following a trial push in late August. [...] A small number of weekday and weekend possessions will also be required on June 20-21, September 5-6, and between December 19-March 2021, [...]

The car quickly became his most prized possession.

I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.

The car is in my possession.

I'm in possession of the car.

Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.

Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.

How long hath this possession held the man?

Synonyms for possession

Antonyms for possession

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Word Forms

• possessions
• possessioning
• possessioned

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