naming rights

noun

The right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations.

Meanings

nounnaming rights pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冠名
  • 冠名 (guànmíng)rights of naming a piece of property
Finnish nimenanto-oikeus
  • nimenanto-oikeusrights of naming a piece of property
Japanese 命名権, ネーミングライツ
  • 命名権 (meimeiken)rights of naming a piece of property
  • ネーミングライツ (nēmingu-raitsu)rights of naming a piece of property
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APA

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Chicago

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