owned

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊnd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊnd/

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• Rhymes: -əʊnd, -oʊnd

owned

1. simple past and past participle of own

owned (not comparable)

1. (in combination) Having an owner who is part of a specified group.

   black-owned; veteran-owned; woman-owned

   • 2024 May 11, Jeffrey Cummins, “PG&E enjoys a near monopoly on energy. So why must its customers pay such high rates?”, in The Fresno Bee‎^[1]:

     Since PG&E is an investor-owned utility, this is good news for its shareholders. But not so much for its customers whose costs keep rising and whose electricity is shut off when there are high winds or extreme heat.

   • 2024 October 14, Jordan Valinsky, “True Value declares bankruptcy and sells itself to a hardware rival”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Do it Best is a member-owned wholesaler that sells hardware, lumber and other home goods to independent stores.

• Downe, Woden, downe, endow, nowed, woned