ours

American  

[ou^uhrz, ou-erz, ahrz] / aʊərz, ˈaʊ ərz, ɑrz /

pronoun

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

   Which house is ours?

2. that or those belonging to us.

   Ours was given second prize. Ours are in the car.

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ours British  

/ aʊəz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated with us

   ours have blue tags

2. belonging to or associated with us

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Etymology

Origin of ours

1250–1300; Middle English (originally north) ures, oures. See our, 's ¹

Example Sentences

“For too long, American patients have been forced to subsidize prescription drugs and biologics in other developed countries by paying a significant premium for the same products in ours,” U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

For three decades, Minerva Analytics has championed a simple principle: Stewardship should always reflect the investor’s voice—not ours, not a trade association’s and certainly not a politician’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s both perplexing and extremely telling that “Hamnet” doesn’t let the viewer see the world through Hamnet’s eyes until the boy is near death, cast into a world between ours and the next one.

From Salon

"What it means to a small little family company like ours is that our actual payable rates is going to be going up by some 27%," he said.

From BBC

“When I got out of it, it was like selling a child,” he told Arellano, adding: “That burrito of ours? You can just put it in the microwave, and it came out perfect.”

From The Wall Street Journal