property

Property is something that is owned, whether it is goods, land or creative.

(noun)

An example of property is a person's house.

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See property in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. properties

    1. the right to possess, use, and dispose of something; ownership: property in land
    2. something, as a piece of writing, in which copyright or other rights are held, specif., one acquired for production as a film
  1. a thing or things owned; possessions collectively; esp., land or real estate owned
  2. a specific piece of land or real estate
  3. any trait or attribute proper to a thing or, formerly, to a person; characteristic quality; peculiarity; specif., any of the principal characteristics of a substance, esp. as determined by the senses or by its effect on another substance: the properties of a chemical compound
  4. something regarded as being possessed by, or at the disposal of, a person or group of persons: common property
  5. Logic a quality common to all members of a species or class
  6. Theater, Film, TV any of the movable articles used as part of the setting or in a piece of stage business, except the costumes, backdrops, etc.

Origin: ME proprete < OFr proprieté < L proprietas < proprius, one's own

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See property in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun 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. Possessions considered as a group.
  2. The right of ownership; title.
  3. An article, except costumes and scenery, that appears on the stage or on screen during a dramatic performance.
  4. a. A characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor.
    b. A characteristic attribute possessed by all members of a class. See Synonyms at quality.
  5. A special capability or power; a virtue: the chemical properties of a metal.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French propriete

Origin: , from Latin proprietās, ownership (translation of Greek idiotēs)

Origin: , from proprius, one's own; see per1 in Indo-European roots

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  • propˈer·ty·less adjective

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