- property
- noun1 possessionsADJECTIVE▪ 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, destroyPROPERTY + 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/buildingADJECTIVE▪ 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▪ desirableVERB + 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, damagePHRASES▪ a man of property, a woman of property (often humorous)▪How does it feel to be a woman of property?
3 characteristicADJECTIVE▪ 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, importantVERB + PROPERTY▪ have, possess▪ display, exhibit▪ alter, modify▪ examine, studyPHRASES▪ have properties similar to sth▪The substance has properties similar to plastic.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.