ours

[ ouuhrz, ou-erzor, often, ahrz ]

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.

ours

/ aʊəz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated with us

   ours have blue tags

2. of ours
   belonging to or associated with us

Word History and Origins

Origin of ours¹

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

Example Sentences

"I think most businesses, including ours, want to do everything we can to insulate customers from the cost of the tariff. Perhaps some businesses have surplus operating margin to use to absorb that cost, but we don't. So our primary tool for freeing up funds to cover the costs of tariffs is to cut other costs," he said.

From Salon

Pharmacies in the nation of Georgia have something ours don’t: vials of viruses in neat rows.

From Salon

“It’s still a pillar of ours and we have to hang our hat on it,” Foster said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Building a mine is going to take five to 10 years, and so far, the only ones in operation are ours, so we will wait and see how it plays out,” he said.

From BBC

And while they think this is their time, it's actually ours.

From Salon