property
property Lexical Profile
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• noun
A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively, or the legal right to possess, use, and dispose of something.
"The stolen bicycles were recovered by the police and returned to their rightful owners as personal property."
A building or buildings and the land belonging to it or them; real estate.
"They spent the weekend viewing residential properties near the coast before deciding to buy a cottage."
An attribute, quality, or characteristic of something, especially a physical or chemical characteristic.
"During the chemistry lab, students tested the thermal and electrical properties of different metals."
A movable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film (usually shortened to 'prop').
"The stage manager carefully organized all the theatrical properties on a table backstage before the curtain rose."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman 'proprete' and Old French 'propriete', from Latin 'proprietas' (ownership, a characteristic or peculiar quality), derived from 'proprius' (one's own, special, particular).