community owned

adjective

of assets or organisations: owned and controlled through some representative mechanism that allows a community to influence their operation or use and to enjoy the benefits arising.

“For over seventy years, community owned rural telephony networks have flourished in the USA and about 1,000 exist today.”

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Meanings

adjectivecommunity owned (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawof assets or organisations: owned and controlled through some representative mechanism that allows a community to influence their operation or use and to enjoy the benefits arising.

    For over seventy years, community owned rural telephony networks have flourished in the USA and about 1,000 exist today.

Translations

Spanish de propiedad comunitaria
  • de propiedad comunitariaTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

“community owned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/community%20owned. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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