Definitions and Examples of owned, claimed
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
Having legal possession or control over something.
Example
The house is owned by a wealthy businessman who lives in another city.
Asserted or declared as one's own.
Example
The lost wallet was claimed by a kind-hearted passerby who returned it to its rightful owner.
Key Differences: owned vs claimed
- 1Owned implies that someone has legal possession or control over something.
- 2Claimed implies that someone has asserted or declared something as their own.
Effective Usage of owned, claimed
- 1Real Estate: Use owned to describe properties that have legal owners.
- 2Lost and Found: Use claimed to describe items that have been declared as someone's own.
- 3Legal Documents: Use owned to describe assets that have been legally transferred to someone's name.
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Remember this!
The antonyms owned and claimed convey a state of possession or control over something, while ownerless implies the lack of ownership. Use these words to describe real estate, lost and found items, and legal documents.
