both of yours

pronoun

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

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Meanings

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

    While the child is both of yours, the birth is yours and yours alone.

    2016, Jennifer Evans, Ciara Meehan, Perceptions of Pregnancy from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century
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    That means that the retirement plan you earned during the marriage, or at least the portion of it that was earned during the marriage, is both of yours.

    2014, Zachary Smith, Esq., We're Getting Divorced: An Insider's Guide Through the Divorce Process

Origin

from both of you and yours.

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Translations

Hungarian mindkettőtöké, kettőtöké
  • mindkettőtökéthat which belongs to both of you; the possessive second-person pronoun used without a following noun
  • kettőtökéthat which belongs to both of you; the possessive second-person pronoun used without a following noun
  • mindkettőjükéthat which belongs to both of you; the possessive second-person pronoun used without a following noun
  • mindkettejükéthat which belongs to both of you; the possessive second-person pronoun used without a following noun
  • kettejükéthat which belongs to both of you; the possessive second-person pronoun used without a following noun
Cite this entry
APA

both of yours. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both%20of%20yours

MLA

“both of yours.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both%20of%20yours. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “both of yours,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both%20of%20yours.

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