Meaning of its in English

its
determiner
uk
/ɪts/ us
/ɪts/
A1
belonging to or relating to something that has already been mentioned:
The dog hurt its paw.
Their house has its own swimming pool.
The company increased its profits.
I prefer the second option - its advantages are simplicity and cheapness.
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It’s or its?
It’s is the contracted form of it is or it has: …
Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)
We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun: …
(Definition of its from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

its | American Dictionary

its
pronoun
us
/ɪts, əts/
belonging to or connected with the thing or animal mentioned; the possessive form of it, used before a noun:
The horse flicked its tail at the flies.
The movie has its flaws, but it is interesting nevertheless.
(Definition of its from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

ITS | Business English

ITS
noun
  STOCK MARKET
uk
us
→  Intermarket Trading System
(Definition of ITS from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of its

in Chinese (Traditional)
它的，其, （it is的縮略形式）, （it has的縮略形式）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
它的，其, （it is的缩略形式）, （it has的缩略形式）…
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su, forma abreviada de "it is", forma abreviada de "it has"…
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seu, dele, dela…
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“it” の所有格、「その」, “it is” の短縮形, “it has” の短縮形…
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son [masculine, singular], sa [feminine…
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onun…
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el seu, forma abreujada de “it is”, forma abreujada de “it has”…
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zijn (haar)…
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لَها (لِلمِلْكِيّة لِغَيْر العاقِل), اِخْتِصار it is, اِخْتِصار it has…
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svůj, svá, své…
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dets, dens, sit…
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miliknya…
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ของมัน…
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của nó…
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swój, jego…
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miliknya…
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sein, ihr…
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dens, dets, sin…
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-의, “it is”의 축약형, “it has”의 축약형…
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його, її, свій…
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