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proprietary

/pɹəˈpɹɑɪətɛɹi/

Meanings
noun
A proprietor or owner.

Examples :

"The proprietary of the local bakery takes pride in using only the freshest ingredients. "
property business asset law

Related Words

Illustration profitability

profitability noun

/ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪləti/ /ˌprɒfɪtəˈbɪləti/

The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

"The company's profitability improved significantly after implementing new marketing strategies. "

Illustration proprietors

proprietors noun

/prəˈpraɪətərz/ /prəˈpraɪətɔrz/

An owner.

"The proprietors of the local bakery arrive early each morning to bake fresh bread. "

Illustration ingredients

ingredients noun

/ɪnˈɡriːdiənts/ /ɪnˈɡriːdɪənts/

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

"The cake recipe lists flour, sugar, and eggs as the main ingredients. "

Illustration nonstandard

nonstandard noun

/ˌnɑnˈstændərd/ /ˌnɑnˈstændəd/

Something that is not standard.

"The teacher's use of nonstandard English vocabulary confused some students. "

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

The quality of being organized.

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration exclusively

exclusively adverb

/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/

(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

"The restaurant serves coffee exclusively. "

Illustration notwithstanding

notwithstanding noun

/ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/ /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

An instance of the word "notwithstanding", often characteristic of legalese.

"Despite the teacher's announcement of a late-night assignment, the student's medical condition provided a valid notwithstanding for missing the deadline. "

Illustration intellectual

intellectual noun

/ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/

An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

"The intellectual presented a compelling argument for a new school policy. "

Illustration manufactured

manufactured verb

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəd/ /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚd/

To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.

"The factory manufactured thousands of toy cars every day. "

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Illustration renunciation

renunciation noun

/rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ /rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid

"The student's renunciation of the test was deemed invalid by the teacher. "