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proprietary

🇬🇧 UK/prә'praiәtәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC1

Definitions

adj.

Owned or controlled exclusively by one company or individual, especially through a patent or trademark

专有的,私有的,受产权保护的

n.

An owner or proprietor

所有者,业主

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
propriproper, own, suitable
+
etconnector
+
aryrelating to, connected with
=proprietary

Common Collocations

  • 1.proprietary software专有软件
  • 2.proprietary technology专有技术
  • 3.proprietary information专有信息
  • 4.proprietary rights专有权

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company refused to share its proprietary software with competitors.

  • 2.

    This drug is sold under a proprietary name, though a cheaper generic version exists.

  • 3.

    The chef guards his proprietary recipe as a closely kept trade secret.

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