Collocations for "proprietary"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "proprietary" in context.
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proprietary
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- uses proprietary [batteries, software]
- proprietary [brands, products, designs, technology]
- is the proprietary name for [paracetamol, the pigment]
- the proprietary name of [paracetamol, a drug]
- that is proprietary information
- has proprietary rights to the [estate, music, software]
- (there are) no proprietary rights over the [water, land, building]
- gave her a proprietary [look, glance, grin]
- put a proprietary arm around his [friend, colleague, shoulder]
- [strode, walked, surveyed] with a proprietary air
'proprietary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):