Property

Quick meaning: Property is a noun meaning Something that is owned.

Meaning

Something that is owned.

More Meanings

1. A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
2. (British) Real estate; the business of selling houses.
3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
4. An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
5. An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
6. (usually in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
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.

Example Sentences

Charm is his most endearing property.

There is a large house on the property.

He owns over ten properties in the country.

He works in property as a housing consultant.

Word Forms

• properties
• propretie
• propertying
• propertied

Synonyms for property

Depending on context, synonyms include characteristic, aught, belongings, possession, propriety, land.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include holding, attribute, place, prop, dimension, belongings.

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