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 Definitions of Property  [ˈprɒp ər ti]  

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Definition of 'Property' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) property
that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner.

2.  property
goods, land, etc., considered as possessions.

3.  property
a piece of land or real estate.

4.  property
ownership; right of possession, enjoyment, or disposal, esp. of something tangible.

5.  property
something at the disposal of a person, a group of persons, or the community or public.

6.  property
an essential or distinctive attribute or quality of a thing:
the chemical properties of alcohol.

7.  property
a written work, play, movie, etc., bought or optioned for commercial production or distribution.

8.  property
a person, esp. one under contract in entertainment or sports, regarded as having commercial value.

Etymology:  (1275–1325; ME proprete possession, attribute, what is one's own =propreproper+-te -ty2. Cf. propriety)

Definition of 'Property' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) property, belongings, holding
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
"that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

2. (noun) property
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
"a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"

3. (noun) place, property
any area set aside for a particular purpose
"who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

4. (noun) property, attribute, dimension
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
"self-confidence is not an endearing property"

5. (noun) property, prop
any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
"before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"


Definition of 'Property' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) property
land or buildings that sb owns
property prices/taxes; We'd like to buy some property on a lake.; He chased the kids off his property.

2.  property
things you own
vehicles and other personal property

3.  property
in science, a feature or quality
These fluids exhibit properties of both liquid and gas.


Definition of 'Property' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Property
that which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar

2. (adj) Property
an acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence

3. (adj) Property
the exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title

4. (adj) Property
that to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property

5. (adj) Property
all the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites

6. (adj) Property
propriety; correctness

7. (verb) Property
to invest which properties, or qualities

8. (verb) Property
to make a property of; to appropriate


Definition of 'Property' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  Property
1. Anything that may be owned. 2. As used in the military establishment, this term is usually confined to tangible property, including real estate and materiel. For special purposes and as used in certain statutes, this term may exclude such items as the public domain, certain lands, certain categories of naval vessels, and records of the Federal Government.


Translation of 'Property' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something that a person owns
These books are my property.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: eiendom Arabic flag Arabic: مِلْك Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: притежание
Brazilian flag Brazilian: propriedade Czech flag Czech: vlastnictví German flag German: das Eigentum
Danish flag Danish: ejendom; ejendel Greek flag Greek: ιδιοκτησία Spanish flag Spanish: propiedad
Estonian flag Estonian: omand Farsi flag Farsi: دارایی Finnish flag Finnish: omaisuus
French flag French: propriété Hebrew flag Hebrew: רְכוּש Hindi flag Hindi: सम्पत्ति
Hungarian flag Hungarian: tulajdon Indonesian flag Indonesian: milik Icelandic flag Icelandic: eigur, eign
Italian flag Italian: proprietà Japanese flag Japanese: 所有物 Korean flag Korean: 소유물
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nuosavybė, turtas Latvian flag Latvian: īpašums Malay flag Malay: harta
Dutch flag Dutch: eigendom Norwegian flag Norwegian: eiendom/-deler Polish flag Polish: własność
Persian flag Persian: دارایی Pashto flag Pashto: شتمنى، ثروت Portuguese flag Portuguese: propriedade
Romanian flag Romanian: proprietate Russian flag Russian: собственность Slovak flag Slovak: vlastníctvo
Slovenian flag Slovenian: lastnina Serbian flag Serbian: vlasništvo Swedish flag Swedish: egendom,ägodelar
Thai flag Thai: ทรัพย์สมบัติ Turkish flag Turkish: mal, eşya Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 財產
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: власність Urdu flag Urdu: ملکيت Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tài sản
Chinese flag Chinese: 财产

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