Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: proprietary
IPA transcription: [pɹəpɹ'aɪət,ɛɹi]
Pronunciations of proprietary
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: proprietary
    Meaning: protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: proprietorship, proprietary
    Meaning: an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
Usage examples
  • QUARRELS WITH THE PROPRIETARY GOVERNORS
  • In the proprietary colonies the proportion of bond servants was very high.
  • A man beside her drew her hand through his arm in a quiet proprietary fashion.
  • "Discharge your old workman," says the economist of the proprietary school; "turn off that sick domestic, that toothless and worn-out servant.
  • Hence the gates of the proprietary colonies were flung wide open. Every inducement was offered to immigrants in the form of cheap land, and special efforts were made to increase the population by importing servants.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Embrace, extend and extinguish, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording VoiceXML, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Audio description, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording History of New Jersey, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Interactive voice response, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Folding@home, License CC BY-SA 4.0