property

prop-er-ty · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.

  2. 2.

    A building or buildings and the land belonging to it or them.

  3. 3.

    An attribute, quality, or characteristic of something.

  4. 4.

    (Law) The right to possess, use, and dispose of something.

Forms

plural: properties

Phrases & expressions

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    private property — Land or possessions owned by a person or company.
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    public property — Land or possessions owned by the government.
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    intellectual property — Creations of the mind protected by law.
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    property developer — Someone who buys and improves buildings for profit.
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    lost property — Items that have been lost by their owners.
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    property market — The buying and selling of real estate.

Related words

See also: asset, estate, ownership, possession
Synonyms: attribute, characteristic, estate, possession

Etymology

From Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas ("ownership, property, peculiarity"), from proprius ("one's own, special").