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property
[ prop-er-tee ]
noun
- that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner:
They lost all their property in the fire.
- goods, land, etc., considered as possessions:
The corporation is a means for the common ownership of property.
- a piece of land or real estate:
property on Main Street.
Synonyms:
- ownership; right of possession, enjoyment, or disposal of anything, especially of something tangible:
to have property in land.
- something at the disposal of a person, a group of persons, or the community or public:
The secret of the invention became common property.
- an essential or distinctive attribute or quality of a thing:
the chemical and physical properties of an element.
Synonyms:
- Logic.
- any attribute or characteristic.
- (in Aristotelian logic) an attribute not essential to a species but always connected with it and with it alone.
- Also called prop. a usually movable item, other than costumes or scenery, used on the set of a theater production, motion picture, etc.; any object handled or used by an actor in a performance.
- a written work, play, movie, etc., bought or optioned for commercial production or distribution.
- a person, especially one under contract in entertainment or sports, regarded as having commercial value:
an actor who was a hot property at the time.
property
/ ˈɒəɪ /
noun
- something of value, either tangible, such as land, or intangible, such as patents, copyrights, etc
- law the right to possess, use, and dispose of anything
- possessions collectively or the fact of owning possessions of value
- a piece of land or real estate, esp used for agricultural purposes
- ( as modifier )
property rights
- a ranch or station, esp a small one
- a quality, attribute, or distinctive feature of anything, esp a characteristic attribute such as the density or strength of a material
- obsolete.logic another name for proprium
- any movable object used on the set of a stage play or film Usually shortened toprop
Other Word Forms
- DZİ·ٲ· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of property1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
An Orange County man who police believe killed more than a dozen neighborhood cats after luring them to his property has been arrested, according to authorities.
Shop owners say insurance companies either won't insure their properties or that the premiums are now so high many shop keepers say they simply can't afford it.
Jurors heard how Ms Flynn, who lived in the property on Cefndy Road alone, was dragged from her bed in the attack.
“This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties.”
Rich Cainey has lived next door to the damaged property with his parents for 35 years.
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