Run=Own?

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IrinaOlegovna
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Run=Own?

Post by IrinaOlegovna »

Hi!
I've got a very simple question, though only you can tell me the answer.
If I say I run a hotel, does it mean I own it?
Thank you very much!!!
sethmurphy
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Re: Run=Own?

Post by sethmurphy »

It's true only if you own and run a hotel simultaneously.

To own a hotel means to have ownership of it, whereas to run it means to manage it.

You can say that you run(manage) a hotel as a president,

but it doesn't necessarily mean you own it.
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