water right

noun

: a right to the use of water (as for irrigation)
especially : riparian right

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Investors have been amassing land and water rights to capitalize on the dwindling supplies. Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025 Prohibitions for real property includes agricultural land, commercial or industrial property, water rights, rare earth materials, groundwater, timber, and oil and natural gas. Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025 Your team members aren’t the only ones trying to cross a body of choppy water right now. Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 And fourth, Colorado River supplies will be further reduced, even for California’s senior water rights. Jay Lund, Oc Register, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for water right

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water right was in 1793

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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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