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What (who) is own outright - definition

VARIOUS BRITISH AND US MAGAZINES
Boys Own; Boy's Own; Boy's Own Magazine
  • Beeton]]'s ''Boy's Own Magazine'', published in the UK from 1855 to 1890, was the first and most influential boys' magazine.<ref name=tosh>Tosh, John. [http://www.ampltd.co.uk/collections_az/masc-3/description.aspx ''Masculinity, 1560-1918: Men Defining Men and Gentlemen. Part 3: 1800-1918, Sources from the Bodleian Library, Oxford'']. Adam Matthew Publications.</ref>

Scouts' Own         
Scouts Own; Scouts/Guides Own
Scouts' Own or Guides' Own is an inspirational, informal ceremony held as part of Scouting or Guiding activities.
own goal         
GOAL SCORED AGAINST A PLAYER'S OWN TEAM
Own-goal; Own Goal; Auto-goal; Auto goal; Self-goal; Own goal (association football); Autogol
¦ noun (in soccer) a goal scored when a player inadvertently strikes or deflects the ball into their own team's goal.
?Brit. informal an act that unintentionally harms one's own interests.
Own goal         
GOAL SCORED AGAINST A PLAYER'S OWN TEAM
Own-goal; Own Goal; Auto-goal; Auto goal; Self-goal; Own goal (association football); Autogol
An own goal, also called self goal, is where a player performs actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team, such as when a soccer player kicks a ball into their own net or goal, awarding the other team a point.

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Boys' Own

Boys' Own or Boy's Own or Boys Own, is the title of a varying series of similarly titled magazines, story papers, and newsletters published at various times and by various publishers, in the United Kingdom and the United States, from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, for preteen and teenage boys.

Examples of use of own outright
1. He pointedly failed to support Tory MPs Sir Nicholas Winterton and his wife Ann who have used a loophole to legally claim 30,000 a year in allowances to "rent" back a London flat they own outright.
2. Many of these Banks and Building Societies have properties in prime locations which they own outright as well as the mortgages due to them. – Fred, Aberdeenshire View all Add your comment Name: Your email address will not be publishedEmail: Town and country: Terms and conditionsYour comment: make text area biggerYou have characters left.
3. If we earn more, they want more." China‘s ruling Communist Party this month marks 30 years since economic reforms officially began in 1'78 with policies announced in October meant to give farmers a safer stake in the farmland that Deng Xiaoping and successor leaders let them lease, though not own outright.
4. At a time when sleaze is so widespread in the Commons – from husband–and–wife MPs charging twice for the same home or claiming rent for houses they own outright, to others putting family members on the public payroll for little or no work – how can the public have any confidence that Mr Martin will clean up the politicians‘ act?