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   Pro·pri·e·tar·y

   /p(r)əˈprīəˌterē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to an owner or ownership: "the company has a proprietary right to the property"
   • ▪ (of a product) marketed under and protected by a registered trade name: "proprietary brands of insecticide"
   • ▪ behaving as if one were the owner of someone or something: "he looked about him with a proprietary air"

   noun

   • 1. an owner; proprietor.
   • ▪ especially in North America, a grantee or owner of a colony who has been granted, as an individual or as part of a group, the full rights of self-government.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun denoting a member of a religious order who held property): from late Latin proprietarius ‘proprietor’, from proprietas (see property).

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   The meaning of PROPRIETARY is one that possesses, owns, or holds exclusive right to something; specifically : proprietor. How to use proprietary in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What does proprietary mean?

   • The word is most often used in relation to new inventions or patents. Proprietary refers to property: things that are owned by individuals or businesses. People talk about proprietary drugs, proprietary software, and other things that can only be made and sold by those who discovered or created them.

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   What is a proprietary claim?

   • Proprietary refers to property: things that are owned by individuals or businesses. People talk about proprietary drugs, proprietary software, and other things that can only be made and sold by those who discovered or created them. A proprietary claim is usually protected by trademark or copyright.

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   What is a proprietary drug?

   • A proprietary is a drug or other substance distributed and sold with a brand name. Collins COBUILD Key Words for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

   PROPRIETARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What is a proprietary product?

   • Proprietary substances or products are sold under a trade name. ...some proprietary brands of dog food. We had to take action to protect the proprietary technology. If someone has a proprietary attitude towards something, they act as though they own it. Directors weren't allowed any proprietary airs about the product they made.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › proprietaryPROPRIETARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PROPRIETARY meaning: 1. relating to owning something, or relating to or like an owner: 2. Proprietary goods are made…. Learn more.

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   belonging or controlled as property. (of a brand name, product, service, formula, etc.) protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark: proprietary drugs; a proprietary name; a proprietary logo; a proprietary blend of ingredients. privately owned and operated for profit: proprietary hospitals.

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   PROPRIETARY definition: 1. relating to owning something, or relating to or like an owner: 2. Proprietary goods are made…. Learn more.

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   Proprietary refers to property: things that are owned by individuals or businesses. People talk about proprietary drugs, proprietary software, and other things that can only be made and sold by those who discovered or created them. A proprietary claim is usually protected by trademark or copyright.

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   A proprietary is a drug or other substance distributed and sold with a brand name. A proprietary with a brand name may be more expensive than a generic drug. A generic may also exist as a branded drug, or proprietary .

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   adj. 1. Of or relating to a proprietor or to ownership: had proprietary rights. 2. Privately owned, as a business: a proprietary hospital. 3. Owned by a private individual or corporation under a trademark or patent: a proprietary drug. n. pl. pro·pri·e·tar·ies.