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Definition of -’s suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-’s

suffixadded to nouns
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  1. belonging to
    • the woman’s hat
    • Peter’s desk
    • children’s clothes
  2. used to refer to somebody’s home or, in British English, a particular shop
    • Shall we go to David's (= David's house) tonight?
    • (British English) I’ll call in at the chemist’s on my way home.

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