different between exaction vs ownership

English

Etymology

From Middle English exaccion, from Middle French exaction, from Old French, from Latin ex?cti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæk??n/

Noun

exaction (countable and uncountable, plural exactions)

1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force

2. extortion.
3. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

Translations

References

• exaction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• exaction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• cinoxate

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exacti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

exaction f (plural exactions)

1. extortion
2. exaction

References

• “exaction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

exaction

1. Alternative form of exaccion

English

Etymology

owner +? -ship

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?n???p/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???n???p/
• Hyphenation: own?er?ship

Noun

ownership (countable and uncountable, plural ownerships)

1. The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
2. (business) Responsibility for something.

   The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.

Derived terms

• cross-ownership
• homeownership, home ownership

Translations

Anagrams

• shipowner