yours

American  

[yoorz, yawrz, yohrz] / yʊərz, yɔrz, yoʊrz /

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as a predicate adjective).

   Which cup is yours? Is she a friend of yours?

2. that which belongs to you.

   Yours was the first face I recognized.

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yours British  

/ jɔːz, jʊəz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with you

   I've eaten yours

2. your family

   greetings to you and yours

3. used in conventional closing phrases at the end of a letter

   yours sincerely

   yours faithfully

4. belonging to or associated with you

5. humorous what would you like to drink?

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Etymology

Origin of yours

1250–1300; Middle English, equivalent to your + -s, as in his

Example Sentences

"It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations."

From BBC

Elisha wrote, “I can’t bear the idea of your sitting in the dark, squeezing other people’s hands … I touch no hands but yours; press no lips but yours …” Maggie’s “preacher” was at it again.

From Literature

However, that would be less likely if the cash was already legally yours and not being transferred directly from a deceased person’s account.

From MarketWatch

While we try to keep it simple, you can make yours more formal—or even jet to the beach house to chat.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Yes! Lovely! Excellent! You thought there were others? You thought there was more than yours truly?”

From Literature