cross-ownership
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nərˌʃɪp, ˈkrɒs- noun
ownership of two or more similar or related businesses, as communications media, especially in the same locality: to forbid cross-ownership of newspapers and TV or radio stations in the same city.
Origin:
1970–75
1970–75
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| Main Entry: | cross-ownership |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the single ownership of two or more related companies so that the owner controls the competition |
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Cross-ownership
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
We understand that such cross-ownership is common in the wireless telecommunications industry.
Cross-ownership means that a collapsing trust can put an entire chaebol at risk.
The rule relates to the cross-ownership of broadcast stations and newspapers within a designated market area.
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