Ownership
91press ownership — The diversity of press ownership in Spain before 1936 gave way after the Civil War to rigid state control, which allowed only sympathizers or governmental institutions to run newspapers. After Franco s death, the return of democracy,… …
92Land ownership and tenure — There are a great variety of modes of land ownership and tenure: * Traditional land tenure. For example, most of the indigenous nations or tribes of North America had no formal notion of land ownership. When Europeans first came to North America …
93Co-ownership (football) — Co ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club. It is not a universal system, but is used in some countries, including Italy, Argentina, Chile… …
94Glazer ownership of Manchester United — Manchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was formed as Newton Heath LYR Football Club, the works team of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot in Newton Heath, in 1878.… …
95beneficial ownership — Often used in risk arbitrage. Person who enjoys the benefits of ownership even though title is in another name. (Abused through the illegal use of a parking violation.) The entitlement to receive some or all of the benefits of ownership of a… …
96Second home ownership — A few decades ago, only wealthy families owned more than one automobile. Today, owning just one car is a rarity. Over the thirty years, owning a second home may be as common as owning a second car. Already, 6.4 million homeowners (6%) own a… …
97Foreign ownership of companies of Canada — has long been a controversial political issue in Canada. Concerns regarding foreign ownership generally regard ownership by individuals or companies based in the United States, though foreign ownership occurs from entities and individuals based… …
98public 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,… …
99majority ownership — ➔ ownership * * * majority ownership UK US noun [U] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a situation in which a person or organization owns more shares in a company than any other shareholder, and enough to control it: »They expect to close the transaction… …
100minority ownership — ➔ ownership * * * minority ownership UK US noun [U] ► US a situation in which a business is owned by a member of a minority (= a group whose members are of a different race, or have a different culture or religion to that of most other people in… …
