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1. Having an owner; often used in combination
   "state-owned railways"

1. Have ownership or possession of
   "He owns three houses in Florida"
   - have, possess
    
2. Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error
   "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting"
   - make a clean breast of, own up, fess up, come clean, fess

See also: closely-held, owner

Type of: concede, confess, profess

Antonym: unowned

Encyclopedia: Own