both of ours

pronoun

That which belongs to both of us; the possessive first-person pronoun used without a following noun.

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Meanings

pronoun
  1. colloquialThat which belongs to both of us; the possessive first-person pronoun used without a following noun.

    “[…] Everything we have is both of ours.”

    1981, Meredith Sue Willis, Higher Ground
    1 more example

    The I in this book is me, Dean. But the writing is both of ours.

    2011, Dean Karlan, Jacob Appel, More Than Good Intentions: Improving the Ways the World's Poor Borrow, Save, Farm, Learn, and Stay Healthy

Origin

from both of us and ours.

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Translations

Hungarian mindkettőnké, kettőnké
  • mindkettőnkéthat which belongs to both of us; the possessive first-person pronoun used without a following noun
  • kettőnkéthat which belongs to both of us; the possessive first-person pronoun used without a following noun
Cite this entry
APA

both of ours. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both%20of%20ours

MLA

“both of ours.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both%20of%20ours. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “both of ours,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both%20of%20ours.

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