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cross-ownership

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
cross-own-er-ship
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ownership by a single organization of more than one kind of media outlet, e.g. both newspapers and television.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cross- + ownership.

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Questions

What does cross-ownership mean?
The ownership by a single organization of more than one kind of media outlet, e.g. both newspapers and television.
Where does cross-ownership come from?
From cross- + ownership.

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