Learn English – word for something that does NOT belong to someone

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We use owned to denote something that we possess or that belongs to someone. What can we call things that do not belong to someone?

[Editor's note: I can't tell whether the asker wants a word for something that a specific person does not own, or a word for something that nobody owns.]

Best Answer

for something not owned by someone you say "not his." Example:

The bicycle is not Joe's.

For something that doesn't belong to anyone, I would use "ownerless." Example:

The stray dog is ownerless

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