Definitions for property
ˈprɒp ər tiprop·er·ty

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. property, belongings, holdingnoun

   something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

   "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

2. propertynoun

   a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class

   "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"

3. place, propertynoun

   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. property, attribute, dimensionnoun

   a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

   "self-confidence is not an endearing property"

5. property, propnoun

   any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie

   "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. propertynoun

   Something that is owned.

   Leave those books alone! They are my property.

2. propertynoun

   A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.

3. propertynoun

   real estate; the business of selling houses.

   He works in property as a housing consultant.

4. propertynoun

   The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.

5. propertynoun

   An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.

   Charm is his most endearing property

6. propertynoun

   An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.

   Matter can have many properties, including color, mass and density.

7. propertynoun

   An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.

   You need to set the debugging property to "verbose".

8. propertynoun

   An object used in a dramatic production

   Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking

9. Etymology: From / proprete, from propreté, from propriete (modern propriété), itself, from proprietas, from proprius 'own'.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Propertynoun

   Etymology: from proper.

   1. Peculiar quality.

   What special property or quality is that, which being no where found but in sermons, maketh them effectual to save souls? Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 22.

   A secondary essential mode, is any attribute of a thing, which is not of primary consideration, and is called a property. Isaac Watts.

   2. Quality; disposition.

   ’Tis conviction, not force, that must induce assent; and sure the logick of a conquering sword has no great property that way; silence it may, but convince it cannot. D. of Piety.

   It is the property of an old sinner to find delight in reviewing his own villanies in others. Robert South, Sermons.

   3. Right of possession.

   Some have been deceived into an opinion, that the inheritance of rule over men, and property in things, sprung from the same original, and were to descend by the same rules. John Locke.

   Property, whose original is from the right a man has to use any of the inferior creatures, for subsistence and comfort, is for the sole advantage of the proprietor, so that he may even destroy the thing that he has property in. John Locke.

   4. Possession held in one’s own right.

   For numerous blessings yearly show’r’d,
   And property with plenty crown’d,
   Accept our pious praise. Dryden.

   5. The thing possessed.

   ’Tis a thing impossible
   I should love thee but as a property. William Shakespeare.

   No wonder such men are true to a government, where liberty runs so high, where property is so well secured. Jonathan Swift.

   6. Nearness or right. I know not which is the sense in the following lines.

   Here I disclaim all my paternal care,
   Propinquity, and property of blood,
   And as a stranger to my heart and me,
   Hold thee. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   7. Something useful; an appendage.

   I will draw a bill of properties, such as our play wants. William Shakespeare, Midsummer’s Night’s Dream.

   The purple garments raise the lawyer’s fees,
   High pomp and state are useful properties. Dryden.

   Greenfield was the name of the property man in that time, who furnished implements for the actors. Alexander Pope.

   8. Property for propriety.Any thing peculiarly adapted.

   Our poets excel in grandity and gravity, smoothness and property, in quickness and briefness. William Camden.

2. To Propertyverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To invest with qualities.

   His rear’d arm
   Crested the world; his voice was property’d
   As all the tuned spheres. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.

   2. To seize or retain as something owned, or in which one has a right; to appropriate; to hold. This word is not now used in either meaning.

   His large fortune
   Subdues and properties to his love and tendance
   All sorts of hearts. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   They have here propertied me, keep me in darkness, and do all they can to face me out of my wits. William Shakespeare.

   I am too highborn to be propertied,
   To be a secondary at controul. William Shakespeare, King John.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Propertyadjective

   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. Propertyadjective

   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. Propertyadjective

   the exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title

4. Propertyadjective

   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. Propertyadjective

   all the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites

6. Propertyadjective

   propriety; correctness

7. Propertyverb

   to invest which properties, or qualities

8. Propertyverb

   to make a property of; to appropriate

9. Etymology: [OE. proprete, OF. propret property, F. propret neatness, cleanliness, proprit property, fr. L. proprietas. See Proper, a., and cf. Propriety.]

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Property

   Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation. Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property has the right to consume, sell, rent, mortgage, transfer, exchange or destroy it, or to exclude others from doing these things. The Restatement of Property defines Property as any thing, tangible or intangible whereby a legal relationship between persons and the State enforces a possessory interest or legal title in that thing. This mediating relationship between individual, property and state is called as property regimes. Important widely recognized types of property include real property, personal property, private property, public property and intellectual property, although the latter is not always as widely recognized or enforced. A title, or a right of ownership, establishes the relation between the property and other persons, assuring the owner the right to dispose of the property as the owner sees fit.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Property

   prop′ėr-ti, n. that which is proper to any person or thing: a quality which is always present: any quality: that which is one's own: an estate: right of possessing, employing, &c.: ownership: (Shak.) individuality: (pl.) articles required by actors in a play.—v.t. (Shak.) to invest with certain properties: to make a tool of, appropriate.—adj. Prop′ertied, possessed of property or possessions.—ns. Prop′erty-man, -mas′ter, one who has charge of the stage properties in a theatre; Prop′erty-room, the room in which the stage properties of a theatre are kept; Prop′erty-tax, a tax paid by persons possessed of property, at the rate of so much per cent. on its value.—Movable or Personal property, property that may attend the person of the owner, movables; Private property, that which belongs to an individual for his personal disposition and use—opp. to Public property; Real property, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, real estate; Qualified property, the right a man has in reclaimed wild animals—also called Special property: such right as a bailee has in the chattel transferred to him by the bailment. [O. Fr. properte—a doublet of propriety.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. property

   A dwelling or form of housing.

   The property was beautifully advertised and did reflect the true price.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2020  

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   property

   A type of space and structure.

   The property market consists of apartments, flats, houses, business premises, shops and other types of properties.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

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   property

   An area created for a specific purpose.

   The property was a size reasonable to meet a need.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

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   • Geographical Area
   • Object

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'property' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #772

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'property' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1497

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'property' in Nouns Frequency: #229

How to pronounce property?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of property in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of property in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of property in a Sentence

1. Yasushi Kaneko:

   We take the situation seriously, as emergency calls such as fire and emergency services to protect the lives and property have been hindered at a time when the risk of the pandemic and heat stroke is increasing and a typhoon is approaching.

2. Alex Wong:

   The Fed actually pulled some buyers into the Hong Kong property stocks in the initial part of the session. But then Japan led the pullback ... as the central bank maintained its original interest rate policy when people had expected them to cut.

3. Roy Boyd:

   Tens of thousands of illegal aliens enter Texas every day. Our communities along the border are overrun with criminal aliens. The bodies of illegal aliens abandoned by their smugglers are found every week throughout South Texas, threats and violent actions of cartels have caused landowners and homeowners to abandon the property they worked all of their lives for. Texans along the border live in perpetual crisis as a result of the Administration’s open border policy.

4. Benjamin Disraeli:

   A man can know nothing of mankind without knowing something of himself. Self-knowledge is the property of that man whose passions have their full play, but who ponders over their results.

5. Steven Rabinowitz:

   Generally speaking, in the absence of a pre-nup, assets acquired during a marriage are split 50-50, assets acquired before the marriage typically remain each spouse's separate property unless those assets were comingled with marital assets or were converted to marital assets (such as by changing the title on the asset from separate to joint).

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