In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure. Commission (BRAC) mandated consolidation of these. 2 institutions into a new Walter Reed National Military. Medical Center that would be constructed onthe grounds. of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.' This new medical facility is intended to pro-.
proprietary companynoun [ C ] uk â us â. âº a company that owns enough shares of another company to control it: Mutuals delivered better returns than proprietary companies. âº LAW in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, a type of limited company (= one whose owners only have to pay part of the money they owe if it fails).
proprietary adjective [before noun]. âº MARKETING, COMMERCE used to describe a âproduct that is made and âsold by a particular âcompany whose âname, or a âname that it âowns, is on the âproduct: The âproducts were âdeveloped using two proprietary and âpatented âtechnologies. ârelating to âowning something, or ârelating to or like an âowner: I just âassumed he âowned the âplace-he had a proprietary âair about him. âº Proprietary âgoods are made and âsent out by a âparticular âcompany whose âname is on the âproduct: proprietary âmedicines.