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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Evangeline	ə-VAN-jə-leen	English
Yewande	-	Western African, Yoruba
Dacre	-	English (Rare)
Stanley	['stænli]
Jeong-Suk	jung-sook	Korean
Jeltje	YEL-tyə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch