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proprietary

/prə'praɪɪ,tɛri/

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

type of:
ownership
adjective
protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
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"`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"

Similar:

branded copyrighted patented trademarked

Opposite:

nonproprietary

Examples of proprietary

"`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"