Meaning

Something that is owned..

Definitions by Sense

1. Something that is owned.
2. A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
3. (British) Real estate; the business of selling houses.
4. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
5. An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
6. An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
7. (computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (object-oriented programming) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.
8. (usually in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.

Example Sentences

Leave those books alone! They are my property.

Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.).

A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.

There is a large house on the property.

He owns over ten properties in the country.

He works in property as a housing consultant.

Charm is his most endearing property.

Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.

Word Forms

• properties
• propretie
• propertying
• propertied

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When Should You Use Property?

Use property when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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