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Definition of absentee ownerships in English English dictionary
- plural form of absentee ownership
- absentee ownership
- A property owned by parties rarely present
The numerous absentee ownerships made it difficult for the owners to make common cause.
- absentee ownership
- A state of ownership by parties rarely present
The property lapsed into disrepair under decades of absentee ownership.
- absentee ownership
- Ownership of land by those who do not live on it but who enjoy income from it. Criticized for centuries as an economic injustice, absentee ownership was a feature of pre-Revolutionary France and English rule of Ireland. Ending the practice continues to be a goal of land reform programs in many developing countries
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