Property

  • 21Property — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Property >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 property property possession suum cuique meum et tuum GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 ownership ownership proprietorship lordship Sgm: N 2 seignority seignority …

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  • 22property */*/*/ — UK [ˈprɒpə(r)tɪ] / US [ˈprɑpərtɪ] noun Word forms property : singular property plural properties 1) [uncountable] things, especially valuable things, that are owned by someone personal property: The books are my personal property. stolen property …

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  • 23property — prop|er|ty W1S2 [ˈprɔpəti US ˈpra:pər ] n plural properties [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: propreté, from Latin proprietas, from proprius; PROPER] 1.) [U] the thing or things that someone owns ▪ The hotel is not responsible for any loss… …

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  • 24property — prop|er|ty [ prapərti ] noun *** 1. ) uncount things, especially valuable things, that are owned by someone: personal property: The books are my personal property. intellectual property: A patent is a form of intellectual property. stolen… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25Property — 1. Anything over which a person or business has legal title. Property may be tangible or intangible, but it is owned by an entity and is therefore considered an asset or a liability attributable to that entity. 2. An employee who is under… …

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  • 26property — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quality, characteristic; ownership; possession, real estate, land; (pl.) props, stage settings, stage furniture. See drama, qualification. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Possession] Syn. belongings, lands,… …

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  • 27property — prop•er•ty [[t]ˈprɒp ər ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner 2) goods, land, etc., considered as possessions 3) a piece of land or real estate 4) ownership; right of possession,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28property — n. (pl. ies) 1 a something owned; a possession, esp. a house, land, etc. b Law the right to possession, use, etc. c possessions collectively, esp. real estate (has money in property). 2 an attribute, quality, or characteristic (has the property… …

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  • 29property — In social life, to have something as property is to have the right to use it. Use may here include exclusion of other people, consumption, transfer, loan, alteration, destruction, etc., so it can come in various degrees. There is no reason for… …

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  • 30property — [[t]prɒ̱pə(r)ti[/t]] ♦♦ properties 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with poss Someone s property is all the things that belong to them or something that belongs to them. [FORMAL] Richard could easily destroy her personal property to punish her for walking out… …

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