yours

[ yoorz, yawrz, yohrz ]

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as a predicate adjective):

   Which cup is yours? Is she a friend of yours?

2. that which belongs to you:

   Yours was the first face I recognized.

yours

/ jɔːz; jʊəz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with you

   I've eaten yours

2. your family

   greetings to you and yours

3. used in conventional closing phrases at the end of a letter

   yours sincerely

   yours faithfully

4. of yours
   belonging to or associated with you
5. what's yours? humorous.
   what would you like to drink?

Word History and Origins

Origin of yours¹

1250–1300; Middle English, equivalent to your + -s, as in his

Example Sentences

A BBC Radio 4 You and Yours investigation found that Richard Russell was named on official documents as the boss of the online ticketing site without him knowing anything about it.

From BBC

Rick, I didn’t know that Sammy Hagar had written one of my favorites of yours… “I’ve Done Everything for You,” and now you’re in the booze business together.

From Los Angeles Times

“I just want to take a moment to remember someone that was very, very dear to us. We lost him recently, and he was a big part of the MTV world and my world, and I think a lot of yours at home and everybody in here tonight,” Ora said.

From Los Angeles Times

Five days later, she received a call from a man claiming to be from her bank, she told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours.

From BBC

Western Union told You and Yours that these payments went to named accounts in India.

From BBC