property

property: noun

1 possessions

ADJECTIVE

▪ personal, private

▪ common, public

▪ intellectual

▪ Companies should protect their intellectual property with patents and trademarks.

▪ stolen

▪ lost (BrE)

▪ I called the lost-property office to see if someone had found my bag.

VERB + PROPERTY

▪ protect

▪ dispose of

▪ The market was known as a place where people disposed of stolen property.

▪ confiscate, seize

▪ steal

▪ damage, destroy

PROPERTY + NOUN

▪ rights

▪ The company was found to have infringed intellectual property rights.

PHRASES

▪ be the exclusive property of sb, be the sole property of sb

▪ Charisma isn't the exclusive property of movie stars.

2 land/building

ADJECTIVE

▪ freehold, leasehold (both BrE)

▪ adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring/neighboring

▪ detached, semi-detached (both BrE)

▪ separate

▪ two-bedroom, three-bedroom, etc. (all esp. BrE)

▪ business, commercial, hotel, residential

▪ investment

▪ rental

▪ private

▪ church, school, etc.

▪ Students are not allowed on school property outside of school hours.

▪ council, council-owned (both BrE)

▪ family

▪ beachfront, waterfront

▪ desirable

VERB + PROPERTY

▪ hold, own

▪ acquire, buy, invest in, purchase

▪ inherit

▪ sell

▪ lease, let (esp. BrE), rent out

▪ They decided to rent out the property while they were in New Zealand.

▪ rent

▪ They are living in rented property. (BrE)

▪ view

▪ We have a potential buyer who wants to view the property.

▪ value

▪ The property was valued at $750 000.

▪ put on the market

▪ Once the tenants have left, the property will be put on the market.

PROPERTY + NOUN

▪ market, prices, values

▪ company, developer

▪ owner

▪ tax

▪ law

▪ boundary, line (esp. AmE)

▪ crime, damage

PHRASES

▪ a man of property, a woman of property (often humorous)

▪ How does it feel to be a woman of property?

3 characteristic

ADJECTIVE

▪ biological, chemical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, physical, structural

▪ antiseptic, healing, health-giving (BrE), medicinal

▪ The medicinal properties of the leaves of this tree have been known for centuries.

▪ individual

▪ general

▪ inherent, intrinsic

▪ basic, essential, important

VERB + PROPERTY

▪ have, possess

▪ display, exhibit

▪ alter, modify

▪ examine, study

PHRASES

▪ have properties similar to sth

▪ The substance has properties similar to plastic.

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Synonyms:

Quality, attribute, peculiarity, characteristic / Wealth, estate, goods, possessions, one's own, thing owned / Ownership, exclusive right / Character, disposition / Participation

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property — prop·er·ty n pl ties [Anglo French propreté proprieté, from Latin proprietat proprietas, from proprius own, particular] 1: something (as an interest, money, or land) that is owned or possessed see also asset, estate, interest … Law dictionary
Property — • The person who enjoys the full right to dispose of it insofar as is not forbidden by law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Property Property … Catholic encyclopedia
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property — c.1300, nature, quality, later possession (a sense rare before 17c.), from an Anglo Fr. modification of O.Fr. propriete (12c., Fr. propreté), from L. proprietatem (nom. proprietas) ownership, property, propriety, lit. special character (a loan… … Etymology dictionary
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property — [präp′ər tē] n. pl. properties [ME proprete < OFr proprieté < L proprietas < proprius, one s own] 1. a) the right to possess, use, and dispose of something; ownership [property in land] b) something, as a piece of writing, in which… … English World dictionary
Property — Prop er*ty, v. t. [1913 Webster] 1. To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They have here propertied me. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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