Proprietary
11 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Relating to an owner or ownership, especially of property or intellectual rights. Products or information owned exclusively by a particular company and protected from competitors.
“The company protects its proprietary technology through patents and trade secrets.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/prəˈpraɪ.ə.tə.ri/
Syllables
pro·pri·e·tar·y
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Contains -ARY ending with repeated letters P, R, O, P, R appearing multiple times
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