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prop·er·ty
(prŏp′ər-tē)n. pl. prop·er·ties
1.
a. Something owned; a possession.
b. A piece of real estate: has a swimming pool on the property.
c. Something tangible or intangible to which its owner has legal title: properties such as copyrights and trademarks.
d. Something tangible or intangible, such as a claim or a right, in which a person has a legally cognizable, compensable interest.
e. Possessions considered as a group: moved with all his property.
2. A theatrical prop.
3. An attribute, characteristic, or quality: a compound with anti-inflammatory properties. See Synonyms at quality.
[Middle English proprete, properte, from Anglo-Norman properte and Old French proprete, alterations (influenced by Anglo-Norman Old French propre, one's own) of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietās, specific character (of a person or thing), ownership, property (formed on the model of Greek idiotēs, specific character, from idios, one's own), from Latin proprius, one's own; see per in Indo-European roots.]
prop′er·ty·less adj.
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property
(ˈprɒpətɪ)n, pl -ties
1. something of value, either tangible, such as land, or intangible, such as patents, copyrights, etc
2. (Law) law the right to possess, use, and dispose of anything
3. possessions collectively or the fact of owning possessions of value
4. (Agriculture)
a. a piece of land or real estate, esp used for agricultural purposes
b. (as modifier): property rights.
5. (Agriculture) chiefly Austral a ranch or station, esp a small one
6. (General Physics) a quality, attribute, or distinctive feature of anything, esp a characteristic attribute such as the density or strength of a material
7. (Logic) logic obsolete another name for proprium
8. (Theatre) any movable object used on the set of a stage play or film. Usually shortened to: prop
[C13: from Old French propriété, from Latin proprietās something personal, from proprius one's own]
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prop•er•ty
(ˈprɒp ər ti)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, enjoyment, or disposal, esp. of something tangible.
5. something at the disposal of a person, a group of persons, or the community or public.
6. an essential or distinctive attribute or quality of a thing: the chemical properties of alcohol.
7. Also called prop. a usu. movable item used onstage or in a film set, esp. one handled by an actor or entertainer while performing.
8. a written work, play, movie, etc., bought or optioned for commercial production or distribution.
9. a person, esp. one under contract in entertainment or sports, regarded as having commercial value.
[1275–1325; Middle English proprete possession, attribute, what is one's own =propre proper + -te -ty2. compare propriety]
syn: property, chattels, effects, estate, goods refer to what is owned. property is the general word: She owns a great deal of property. He said that the umbrella was his property. chattels is a term for pieces of personal property or movable possessions; it may be applied to livestock, automobiles, etc.: a mortgage on chattels. effects is a term for any form of personal property, including even things of the least value: All my effects were insured against fire. estate refers to property of any kind that has been, or is capable of being, handed down to descendants or otherwise disposed of in a will: He left most of his estate to his niece. It may consist of personal estate (money, valuables, securities, chattels, etc.) or real estate (land and buildings). goods refers to household possessions or other movable property, esp. the stock in trade of a business: The store arranged its goods on shelves. See also quality.
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property
1. Anything that may be owned.
2. As used in the military establishment, this term is usually confined to tangible property, including real estate and materiel. For special purposes and as used in certain statutes, this term may exclude such items as the public domain, certain lands, certain categories of naval vessels, and records of the Federal Government.
2. As used in the military establishment, this term is usually confined to tangible property, including real estate and materiel. For special purposes and as used in certain statutes, this term may exclude such items as the public domain, certain lands, certain categories of naval vessels, and records of the Federal Government.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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property
If something is someone's property, it belongs to them.
The field is the University's property.
Eventually the piano became my property.
You can also refer to all the things that a person owns as their property.
Her property passes to her next of kin.
Their property was confiscated and they were driven back to the ghettos.
When property is used in either of these ways, it is an uncount noun. You do not talk about a person's 'properties'.
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| Noun | 1. |  property - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";possession - anything owned or possessed material possession, tangible possession - property or belongings that are tangible worldly belongings, worldly goods, worldly possessions - all the property that someone possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter" hereditament - any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited intellectual property - intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights) community property - property and income belonging jointly to a married couple personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property - movable property (as distinguished from real estate) things - any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left" commonage - property held in common landholding - a holding in the form of land salvage - property or goods saved from damage or destruction shareholding - a holding in the form of shares of corporations trade-in - an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one public property - property owned by a government wealth - property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value estate - everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities heirloom - (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance stockholding, stockholdings - a specific number of stocks or shares owned; "sell holdings he has in corporations" trust - something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father" |
| 2. | property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity actinism - the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects isotropy, symmetry - (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions anisotropy - the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions device characteristic, characteristic - any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions connectivity - the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections wave-particle duality, duality - (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory genetic endowment, heredity - the total of inherited attributes age - how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age" fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" physical composition, composition, make-up, makeup, constitution - the way in which someone or something is composed consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture" tactile property, feel - a property perceived by touch optics - optical properties; "the optics of a telescope" visual property - an attribute of vision aroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, smell, scent - any property detected by the olfactory system sound property - an attribute of sound fullness, mellowness, richness - the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance" taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste saltiness - the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution) edibility, edibleness - the property of being fit to eat bodily property - an attribute of the body physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions chemical property - a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity sustainability - the property of being sustainable strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" concentration - the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" temporal property - a property relating to time viability - (of living things) capable of normal growth and development spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" hydrophobicity - the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water analyticity - the property of being analytic compositeness - the property of being a composite number primality - the property of being a prime number selectivity - the property of being selective vascularity - the property being vascular; "a prominent vascularity" extension - the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability" solvability, solubility - the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve | |
| 3. |  property - any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"boatyard - a place where boats are built or maintained or stored sanctuary - a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept centre, center - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" colony - a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated; "a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth hatchery - a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs); "the park authorities operated a trout hatchery" | |
| 4. | property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances lineament, character, quality - a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" feature of speech, feature - (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind | |
| 5. | property - any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" custard pie - a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies mise en scene, stage setting, setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
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property
noun
1. possessions, goods, means, effects, holdings, capital, riches, resources, estate, assets, wealth, belongings, chattels Security forces confiscated weapons and stolen property.
2. land, holding, title, estate, acres, real estate, freehold, realty, real property He inherited a family property near Stamford.
3. quality, feature, characteristic, mark, ability, attribute, virtue, trait, hallmark, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy A radio signal has both electrical and magnetic properties.
Quotations
"Property is theft" [Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Qu'est-ce que la Propriété?]
"Property is theft" [Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Qu'est-ce que la Propriété?]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
property
noun1. One's portable property:
belonging (often used in plural), effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), thing (often used in plural).
Informal: stuff.
2. Something, as land and assets, legally possessed:
4. A distinctive element:
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Translations
خاصِيَّهعَقارات، أملاكقِطْعَة أثاث تُسْتَعْمَل في التَّمْثيلمِلْكمُلْكِيَّة
vlastnictvívlastnostmajeteknemovitostrekvizita
ejendomrekvisitegenskabejendel
bienoecohavoposedaĵopropraĵo
omaisuusominaisuusomistusomistusoikeustila
vlasništvogospodarstvoimanjeosobinaposjed
birtokingatlankellékszínpadi kelléktulajdon
eiginleikieigneigur, eignlandeign; fasteignleikmunir
所有物特徴特性財産資産
재산성질소유관소유물소유지
bonadominiumpossessioproprietasres
rekvizitasžemės sklypas
butaforijaīpašībaīpašumsnekustamais īpašums
rekvizita
lastninaposestlast
egendomegenskap
ทรัพย์สมบัติ
tài sản
property
[ˈprɒpərti] n
(= possessions) → propriété f
other people's property → la propriété des autres
It's their property
BUT Cela leur appartient. → C'est leur propriété.
stolen property → les objets volés
personal property → biens personnels
private property → la propriété privée intellectual property
other people's property → la propriété des autres
It's their property
BUT Cela leur appartient. → C'est leur propriété.
stolen property → les objets volés
personal property → biens personnels
private property → la propriété privée intellectual property
modif [prices] → de l'immobilier; [ownership] → immobilier/ière; [boom] → sur l'immobilier; [deal, dealer] → immobilier/ière
property damage → dommages mpl matériels property company, property development, property ladderproperty company n → compagnie f immobilièreproperty developer n → promoteur m immobilierproperty development n → promotion f immobilièreproperty ladder n
to get on the property ladder, to get a foot on the property ladder (= become a property owner) → accéder à la propriétéproperty market n → marché m immobilierproperty owner n (= owner of a house, flat) → propriétaire m/fproperty tax n → impôt m foncier
property damage → dommages mpl matériels property company, property development, property ladderproperty company n → compagnie f immobilièreproperty developer n → promoteur m immobilierproperty development n → promotion f immobilièreproperty ladder n
to get on the property ladder, to get a foot on the property ladder (= become a property owner) → accéder à la propriétéproperty market n → marché m immobilierproperty owner n (= owner of a house, flat) → propriétaire m/fproperty tax n → impôt m foncier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
property
n
(= characteristic, Philos, Comput) → Eigenschaft f; it has healing properties → es besitzt heilende Kräfte
(= thing owned) → Eigentum nt; government/company property → Eigentum nt → der Regierung/Firma, Regierungs-/Firmeneigentum nt; that’s my property → das gehört mir; common property (lit) → gemeinsames Eigentum; (fig) → Gemeingut nt; property is theft → Eigentum ist Diebstahl; to become the property of somebody → in jds Eigentum (acc) → übergehen; a man of property → ein begüterter Mann
(= building) → Haus nt, → Wohnung f; (= office) → Gebäude nt; (= land) → Besitztum nt; (= estate) → Besitz m; this house is a very valuable property → dieses Haus ist ein sehr wertvoller Besitz; invest your money in property → legen Sie Ihr Geld in Immobilien an; property in London is dearer → die Preise auf dem Londoner Immobilienmarkt sind höher
(Theat) → Requisit nt
property
:property assets
pl → Vermögenswerte pl
property consultant
n → Vermögensberater(in) m(f)
property developer
n → Häusermakler(in) m(f)
property giant
n → Baulöwe m → /-löwin f (inf)
property man
n (Theat) → Requisiteur m
property manager, property master
n (Theat) → Requisiteur(in) m(f)
property market
n → Immobilienmarkt m
property mistress
n (Theat) → Requisiteurin f
property owner
n → Haus- und Grundbesitzer(in) m(f)
property speculation
n → Immobilienspekulation f
property speculator
n → Immobilienspekulant(in) m(f)
property tax
n → Vermögenssteuer f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
property
[ˈprɒpətɪ] na. (quality) → proprietà f inv, caratteristica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
property
(ˈpropəti) – plural ˈproperties – noun1. something that a person owns. These books are my property.
2. land or buildings that a person owns. He has property in Scotland.
3. a quality (usually of a substance). Hardness is a property of diamonds.
4. (usually abbreviated to prop (prop) ) a small piece of furniture or an article used by an actor in a play.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
property
→ مُلْكِيَّة vlastnictví ejendom Eigentum περιουσία propiedad omaisuus propriété vlasništvo proprietà 所有物 재산 bezit eiendom własność propriedade собственность egendom ทรัพย์สมบัติ mülk tài sản 财产Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
property
n. propiedad, cualidad, característica, atributo. V. cuadro en la página 215.
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