| ADJECTIVE | all | proprietary | protected by trademark or patent / patent or copyright |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | possession | proprietary, proprietorship | an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities / liabilities and entitled to its profits / profits |
| Sounds | prahpray'ahteh.riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | protected by trademark or patent / patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights. | |
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| Example | "'Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which 'acetaminophen' is the generic form" | |
| Narrower | branded | (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights |
| copyrighted | (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright | |
| patented | (of devices and processes) protected by patent / patent | |
| trademarked | (of goods and merchandise) labeled with proprietary (and legally registered) identification guaranteeing exclusive / exclusive use | |
| Opposite | nonproprietary | not protected by trademark or patent / patent or copyright |
| Spanish | patentado | |
| Catalan | propietari | |
| Nouns | proprietor | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business |
| Meaning | An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities / liabilities and entitled to its profits / profits. | |
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| Synonym | proprietorship | |
| Broader | ownership | The relation of an owner to the thing possessed |
| Spanish | propietario | |
| Catalan | propietari | |
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