cross-ownership

[ kraws-oh-ner-ship, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

ownership of two or more similar or related businesses, as communications media, especially in the same locality: to forbid cross-ownership of newspapers and TV or radio stations in the same city.

Nearby words

cross-modality, cross-multiply, cross-national, cross-nodal, cross-out, cross-ownership, cross-party, cross-ply, cross-ply tire, cross-pollinate, cross-pollination

Origin of cross-ownership

First recorded in 1970–75