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: the act of having or taking into control. b. : control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership. c. : ownership. d. : control of the ball or puck. also : an instance of having such control (as in football) scored on their first two possessions. 2. : something owned, occupied, or controlled : property. 3. a.
to start to use and control something such as a building or piece of land that you may or may not own: We've already bought the house but we won't take possession of it until May. See more. Fewer examples. Police found a large quantity of drugs in his possession. Her most cherished possession is a 1926 letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald.
A possession is something that belongs to you. If you've got a special rubber ducky, that’s one of your possessions, and it may even be your prized possession. Possession is all about control: if you have possession of something, you own it, or have your hands on it.
noun. /pəˈzeʃn/ Idioms. having/owning. [countable, usually plural] something that you own or have with you at a particular time synonym belongings. Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions. One of Jane's most prized possessions was her photo album. The ring is one of her most treasured possessions.
noun. the act or fact of possessing. Synonyms: occupation, tenure. the state of being possessed. ownership. Law. actual holding or occupancy, either with or without rights of ownership. a thing possessed: He packed all his possessions into one trunk. possessions, property or wealth. a territorial dominion of a state. Sports.
Synonyms for POSSESSIONS: things, belongings, stuff, holdings, effects, goods, chattels, gear; Antonyms of POSSESSIONS: real estate, immovables
possession noun (HAVE) the fact of having or owning something: I have in my possession a photograph which may be of interest to you. He was caught in possession of explosives. (Definition of possession from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of possession. in Chinese (Traditional) 擁有，佔有, 具有, 所有物，個人物品…
