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proprietary

/pɹəˈpɹaɪ.əˌtɛɹ.i/noun, adjective5 syllables

Proprietary means: protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights.

Synonyms for proprietary6

noun, as in an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

proprietorship

adjective, as in protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights

branded, copyrighted, patented, trademarked

also used for proprietary

proprietorial

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Opposites of proprietary

nonproprietary

What does proprietary mean?2

adjective

1

protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights“‘Tylenol’ is a proprietary drug of which ‘acetaminophen’ is the generic form”

noun

1

an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with proprietary?1

four syllables

dietary

Proprietary in a sentence

  • Currently, most of that data is expensive and proprietary.Isomorph
  • The only functional drivers for this hardware are proprietary.mailohilohi
  • The only drivers for this hardware are proprietary.mailohilohi
  • I've come here today to talk about the dangers of proprietary software.andresangelini

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of proprietary

as a noun

plural
proprietaries