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proprietarypro‧pri‧e‧ta‧ry /prəˈpraɪətəri $ -teri/ adjective formal proprietaryOrigin: 1400-1500 Late Latin proprietarius, from Latin proprietas; ➔ PROPERTY - He would never have married her, but he had a proprietary feeling toward her anyway.
- As such it became almost as famous as the great cataract itself for which the Porter family assumed a proprietary interest.
- It includes the Streamware Kernel that enables the networking protocol to be used in proprietary and embedded environments, the firm says.
- It is now more feasible than ever for organisations to switch from their expensive proprietary machines to lower-cost Unix computers.
- Letraset a proprietary name for rub-down or dry transfer lettering used in preparing artwork.
- Most proprietary medications are designed not to kill filter bacteria.
- Obtainable under the proprietary name Chlordane, the toxin gradually works down into the soil diffusing into the soil atmosphere.
- The employment protection legislation has created for certain employees a proprietary right in their jobs.
► Companiesassociated company, nounboardroom, nounBros., cartel, nounchain, nounCo., collective, nouncom, concern, nounconglomerate, nouncontractor, nounco-op, nouncooperative, adjectivecooperative, nounCorp., corporate, adjectivecorporation, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectiveempire, nounenterprise, nounexecutive, adjectiveexpand, verbexpansion, nounfail, verbgiant, noungroup, nounInc., incorporated, adjectiveindie, nounindustrial espionage, nounin-house, adjectiveinside, adverbinterest, nounjoint-stock company, nounlimited company, nounLtd, Messrs, multinational, adjectivemultinational, nounnewspaper, nounoutsourcing, nounparent company, nounpayroll, nounplc, nounpractice, nounprofit and loss account, nounproprietary, adjectivepty, public company, nounpublic corporation, nounpublic limited company, nounreceivership, nounregistered office, nounshipper, nounsubsidiary, nounsupplier, nountakeover, nountop-heavy, adjective ► proprietary brand a proprietary brand of insecticide ► proprietary rights They have proprietary rights to the data. ► proprietary interest He has no proprietary interest in the farm (=he does not own any part of it). NOUN► brand· If you suspect a true external fungus infection treat with proprietary brand of fungus care.· Beware of some proprietary brands - most are for preventative use and will have little effect against serious outbreaks of parasites. ► interest· It must be said that as a matter of civil law the existence of an equitable proprietary interest is doubtful.· As such it became almost as famous as the great cataract itself for which the Porter family assumed a proprietary interest.· She felt a proprietary interest in these two beauties lying there in bed.· Private nuisance remains fundamentally a remedy for the infringement of a proprietary interest in land.· This is a direct consequence of the fact that a security interest confers some type of proprietary interest on its holder.· It is therefore not such property where there is only in the alleged owners a claim to a proprietary interest.· Presumably the reason why the bank has an equitable proprietary interest is that the law imposes a constructive trust.· Nothing was said to indicate she had a proprietary interest in the house. ► right· I felt he was vying with me for proprietary rights over Jean-Claude.· The employment protection legislation has created for certain employees a proprietary right in their jobs.· Second, the protection of proprietary rights and recovery of investments. ► software· ClickNsettle's proprietary software allows the parties to exchange offers until the figures are within 30 percent of each other. ► system· We want to be the leader in cross-border opportunities, in taking customers from proprietary systems to independent standards.· The proprietary system never did work well, and the colony never became a great place for refuge.· Without access to corporate data, says Gresham, companies are unwilling to begin the shift over from proprietary systems.· Conversely, some 15% of users intend to completely replace their mainframes with Unix boxes, and 4% with proprietary systems. 1 especially British English a proprietary product is one that is sold under a trade name OPP generic: a proprietary brand of insecticide proprietary software products2relating to who owns something: They have proprietary rights to the data. He has no proprietary interest in the farm (=he does not own any part of it).3proprietary behaviour makes it seem that you think you own something or someone |