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proprietary
[pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee]
adjective
belonging to a proprietor.
being a proprietor; holding property.
the proprietary class.
pertaining to property or ownership.
proprietary wealth.
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.
noun
plural
proprietariesan owner or proprietor.
a body of proprietors.
American History.the grantee or owner, or one of the grantees or owners, of a proprietary colony.
something owned, especially real estate.
a proprietary medicine.
Also called proprietary school.a school organized as a profit-making venture primarily to teach vocational skills or self-improvement techniques.
proprietary
/ prəˈpraɪɪtərɪ, -trɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to property or proprietors
privately owned and controlled
med of or denoting a drug or agent manufactured and distributed under a trade name Compare ethical
noun
med a proprietary drug or agent
a proprietor or proprietors collectively
right to property
property owned
Also called: lord proprietary.(in Colonial America) an owner, governor, or grantee of a proprietary colony
Other Word Forms
- proprietarily adverb
- nonproprietary adjective
- ˈٲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of proprietary1
Word History and Origins
Origin of proprietary1
Example Sentences
In the city of Los Angeles, there are three “proprietary” departments, operations that pay for themselves, pretty much without tax money and with their own commissions, independent of the City Council, powerful entities unto themselves.
Mashinsky acknowledged illegally manipulating the price of Celsius’ proprietary token while secretly selling his own tokens at inflated prices.
Google’s Chrome is the company’s proprietary browser, the most popular one in the world used by an estimated 66% of people globally as of March, according to Statcounter.
Documents are often tagged as proprietary, he said, and the agency has worked exemptions into the state’s public records law, similar to branches of government like the governor’s office.
AI companies have been thirsty for any and all proprietary data sets as they train their AI systems and look for ways to differentiate their chatbots from rivals.
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