使用権(しようけん)

しようけん
noun
right to use; usage rights; license
formallegallaw
1. right to use; usage rights; license
The legal right to use a piece of property, land, software, or intellectual work, as distinct from owning it.
土地(とち)の使用権(しようけん)を得(え)る。
To obtain the right to use the land.
このソフトの使用権(しようけん)は一年間(いちねんかん)だ。
The license to use this software lasts one year.
所有権(しょゆうけん)は移(うつ)らず、使用権(しようけん)だけが与(あた)えられる。
Ownership does not transfer; only the right to use is granted.

Formed from 使用(しよう) (use) plus 権(けん) (right). Names the right to use something without necessarily owning it, common in contracts for land, facilities, and software.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 所有権(しょゆうけん): ownership; title — the right to own, which the usage right does not include
  • 利用権(りようけん): right of use — near-synonym, often for public facilities and services

Related Words

Compare: 所有権(しょゆうけん) (ownership)
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