own up
verb
owned up; owning up; owns up
: to admit to being responsible for something
denied having broken the window, but later owned up
—usually used with toThey owned up to having broken the window.
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The Arkansas Senate's City, County and Local Affairs Committee approved a bill to allow businesses to own up to three retail liquor licenses.
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Neal Earley, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2025
And once TikTok reaches an initial public offering of at least $300 billion, the US government could own up to 50 percent of that new company, CNBC reported.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
According to the Associated Press, which also viewed the proposal, the U.S. government would own up to half of the new entity following an IPO valued at at least $300 billion.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
Rather than own up to his error, Musk seems to be doubling down.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
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Neal Earley, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2025
And once TikTok reaches an initial public offering of at least $300 billion, the US government could own up to 50 percent of that new company, CNBC reported.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
According to the Associated Press, which also viewed the proposal, the U.S. government would own up to half of the new entity following an IPO valued at at least $300 billion.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
Rather than own up to his error, Musk seems to be doubling down.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Own up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/own%20up. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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