property
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈprɑːpərti/
:
propiedad
- Many families dream of owning a piece of property by the beach.
- property rights
- private property
- intellectual property
So I bet I buy existing properties in Texas.
- So I bet I buy existing properties in Texas.
- The high demand for rental properties will push prices up.
- My tree, a tree on my property, falls on my neighbor's.
- I book a beachfront property in Delray, Florida.
- And then Nope, they destroyed my property like really badly.
- Or it's one quick search on the property records of your county.
- I'm very proud to say that this property right here was free.
- What gives land or property or anything value.
Examples
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Smith withdrew his offer to purchase the property because of the controversy between family members.
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I would appreciate it if you would return my team's property.
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And I I will have some property on the East Coast.
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OK, so how then did I get this property for no money?
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And you still have three paid for properties, right?
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China does not have the same view of property as the United States.
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Or it's one quick search on the property records of your county.
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Our property values were going to go through the roof.
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The high demand for rental properties will push prices up.
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This is private property.
Synonyms
240
1.7
A thing that belongs to someone
86
3.9
A thing like property owned by a person, company, or organization
16
3.1
Things a person owns that can be moved, like furniture or jewelry
7
3.0
A thing you can touch that belongs to someone
3
4.1
Things a person owns, like clothes, money, and furniture
1
5.0
The things a person owns, especially material items
1
6.1
Things someone owns that can be moved, not land and buildings, like a car or jewelry
1
1.0
Things a person owns and can carry
Valuable things a person or company owns, like money and buildings
Compounds
85
3.2
A tax local governments charge on houses and land based on how much they are worth
68
2.8
Things you can move, like cars or jewelry, that belong to one person, not land
- Specialized
49
4.6
Rights that protect things people create, like inventions, books, or logos
- Specialized
16
3.1
Things a person owns that can be moved, like furniture or jewelry
9
3.7
A line that shows the edge of a piece of land and separates it from a neighbor's
- Formal
5
4.0
Property and money people get during a marriage that belong equally to both spouses
- Specialized
4
3.7
A quality in a material you can see or measure without changing it, like density
- Formal
2
6.1
A legal agreement that divides a couple's money and things after divorce or separation
- Specialized
1
5.1
How a substance reacts in a chemical reaction and becomes a different substance
- Specialized
A feature of speech sounds showing how they are made and how they sound, like voicing or pitch
- Specialized
A quality of a living body that shows how its parts work, like blood pressure or heart rate
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Property comes from the Latin word proprius, which means 'one's own', and it grew to mean the things a person owns. That's why today 'property' refers to land, houses, or other possessions you own.