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Grammar : Noun
Spell : prop-er-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒp ər ti



Definition of property

Origin :
  • c.1300, properte, "nature, quality," later "possession, thing owned" (early 14c., a sense rare before 17c.), from an Anglo-French modification of Old French propriete "individuality, peculiarity; property" (12c., Modern French propreté; cf. propriety), from Latin proprietatem (nominative proprietas) "ownership, a property, propriety, quality," literally "special character" (a loan-translation of Greek idioma), noun of quality from proprius "one's own, special" (see proper). For "possessions, private property" Middle English sometimes used proper goods. Hot property "sensation, a success" is from 1947 in "Billboard" stories.
  • noun possessions, real estate
  • noun characteristic, feature
Example sentences :
  • We have seen this unique book (now the property of Mr. Sam: Timmins).
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
  • The property of the country belongs to the people of the country.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • These are the property of peasant-owners, who dispose of their crops here and at Langogne.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • I often said, 'It does not really belong to us, and we are living in luxury from the property of another.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • He wished to have the property and lives of the people of England entirely at his own disposal.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • They were poor men, they said, and their property was at the mercy of the Government.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • It is well understood that a man's property cannot be used without his consent.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • Yes, Martin Wade might leave her but all his property must be left behind—every cent of it.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • She would let him go without his property; Martin would leave with half of it.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • I say "we" because I had come to be a responsible factor in the control of the property.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Synonyms for property

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