If the employees own a portion of the local business, they will also have more invested in its success.

These buyers pay enough to help out - but end up owning at least a portion of the companies.

He owned only a very small portion of the neighborhood that now bears his name.

The central portion of the castle remained owned by the city as a park.

Mutual funds make it easy for investors to own a small portion of many investments.

Crew are also separate from producers, those who own a portion of either the film company or the film's intellectual property rights.

Actors and crew work for little or nothing, but each participant owns a portion of the film.

Foreign investors, who own a growing portion of companies in Japan, are demanding more accountability from executives.

The church is also said to own a substantial portion of the state of Hawaii.

A large portion of the canton's land and houses are now owned by foreigners.