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yours S1 W3
[possessive form of 'you']
[possessive form of 'you']1 used when speaking or writing to one or more people to refer to something that belongs to them or is connected with them : 
This is our room, and yours is just across the hall.A lot of people have money problems, but yours are more serious than most people's. A cash prize of £10,000 or a new car - the choice is yours.
This is our room, and yours is just across the hall.A lot of people have money problems, but yours are more serious than most people's.A cash prize of £10,000 or a new car - the choice is yours.2 if something desirable is yours for the taking or asking, you can easily obtain it : If you want the job, it's yours for the asking.
be yours for the taking/asking
If you want the job, it's yours for the asking.3 used to end a formal letter that begins 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam'
Yours faithfully
British EnglishTCM4 used to end a letter that begins with the title and name of the person you are writing to, for example 'Dear Mr. Graves'
Yours truly/Yours
also Yours sincerely British English, Sincerely yours American English5 used humorously to mean 'I' or 'me' : They all went out, leaving yours truly to clear up the mess.
Yours truly
informalThey all went out, leaving yours truly to clear up the mess.