absentee ownership
Ownership of business or property by parties rarely presentOwnership of business or property by parties rarely present.
US/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti ˈoʊ.nɚˌʃɪp/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Ownership of business or property by parties rarely present.
The property lapsed into disrepair under decades of absentee ownership.
The numerous absentee ownerships made it difficult for the owners to make common cause.
Forms
plural: absentee ownerships| Singular | absentee ownership |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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