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单词 proprietor
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Definition of proprietor in English:

proprietor

noun prəˈprʌɪətəp(r)əˈpraɪədər
  • The owner of a business, or a holder of property.

    Chinese restaurant proprietors
    by 1640 he was himself the proprietor of a three-hundred-acre tract
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I crossed to the bar and asked the proprietor about the room.
    • If her bid stands, she could become the sole proprietor of the hotel.
    • And frankly, that's what the media proprietors have been saying for some time.
    • They heard his cheerful voice coming from within as he hailed the proprietor of the establishment.
    • When Dennis died in 1971 Mary became the sole proprietor.
    • Has he told the new proprietors how he intends to spend their money?
    • There are three main reasons why the same media proprietors still hold the power.
    • Unlike census officials, newspaper proprietors have a keen interest in counting the newspapers and the takings.
    • Each year, thousands of sole proprietors double the size of their businesses by hiring their first employee.
    • In unison, we asked the proprietor how he ended up so far from his homeland.
    • We thank the proprietors of all the venues, whose hospitality and generosity have helped swell the coffers.
    • The proprietor of the store placed a " Good manners welcomed here " sign on the door.
    • Food preparation areas were kept clean but it was the surrounding areas that some restaurant and cafe proprietors overlooked.
    • The partners agreed to share the name, but to be sole proprietor of their own stores.
    • Talk about insurance with the proprietors of businesses similar to yours.
    • Condolences go to the proprietors of the shop who have worked so hard to make a success of it.
    • And so Harry became the new proprietor of the company.
    • Its proprietors have managed to fashion a sow's ear out of a silk purse.
    • Most include third party coverage - for example, if a customer sues the proprietor of a retail store.
    Synonyms
    owner, possessor, holder, keeper, freeholder, landowner, squire, landlord/landlady, master/mistress
    innkeeper, hotelkeeper, hotelier, licensee, patron, shopkeeper
    title-holder, deed-holder
    rare proprietrix

Derivatives

  • proprietorship

  • noun prəˈprʌɪətəʃɪpp(r)əˈpraɪədərˌʃɪp
    mass noun
    • 1The state or right of owning a business or holding property.

      the company was established in 1912 and is still under the proprietorship of the same family
      1. 1.1count noun A business or property, etc., owned by a proprietor.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many small businesses start their businesses as sole proprietorships or partnerships.
      • Although California imposes strict limitations on when a trust may own stock or a partnership interest in an accountancy firm, these limitations do not apply to ownership of a sole proprietorship.
      • Choose the right business entity: Many new entrepreneurs choose sole proprietorship because it's easy to set up, yet it offers little protection from lawsuits.
      • plenty of new firms, especially sole proprietorships, don't make money in their first few years of operation

Rhymes

rioter
 
 

Definition of proprietor in US English:

proprietor

nounp(r)əˈprīədərp(r)əˈpraɪədər
  • The owner of a business, or a holder of property.

    Chinese restaurant proprietors
    by 1640 he was himself the proprietor of a three-hundred-acre tract
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each year, thousands of sole proprietors double the size of their businesses by hiring their first employee.
    • When Dennis died in 1971 Mary became the sole proprietor.
    • I crossed to the bar and asked the proprietor about the room.
    • In unison, we asked the proprietor how he ended up so far from his homeland.
    • The partners agreed to share the name, but to be sole proprietor of their own stores.
    • There are three main reasons why the same media proprietors still hold the power.
    • We thank the proprietors of all the venues, whose hospitality and generosity have helped swell the coffers.
    • Has he told the new proprietors how he intends to spend their money?
    • Food preparation areas were kept clean but it was the surrounding areas that some restaurant and cafe proprietors overlooked.
    • And frankly, that's what the media proprietors have been saying for some time.
    • Unlike census officials, newspaper proprietors have a keen interest in counting the newspapers and the takings.
    • Talk about insurance with the proprietors of businesses similar to yours.
    • Its proprietors have managed to fashion a sow's ear out of a silk purse.
    • If her bid stands, she could become the sole proprietor of the hotel.
    • They heard his cheerful voice coming from within as he hailed the proprietor of the establishment.
    • Most include third party coverage - for example, if a customer sues the proprietor of a retail store.
    • The proprietor of the store placed a " Good manners welcomed here " sign on the door.
    • Condolences go to the proprietors of the shop who have worked so hard to make a success of it.
    • And so Harry became the new proprietor of the company.
    Synonyms
    owner, possessor, holder, keeper, freeholder, landowner, squire, landlord, landlady, master, mistress, proprietress
 
 
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