take possession



take possession (of something)

to assume ownership of something. I am to take possession of the house as soon as we sign the papers.
See also: possession, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leach[li:tʃ]
Hossam-Arabic
Marise-French
Tawfiq-Arabic
Ereshkigalay-RESH-kee-gahl, er-esh-KIG-ahlNear Eastern Mythology
NikoNEE-ko (Finnish)Finnish, Croatian, Slovene