public property
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- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪk ˈprɒpərti/
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propiedad pública
- The park is considered public property, so anyone can use it freely.
- private and public property
- display on public property
- religious symbols on public property
Is the smallpox virus sequence in public public property now?
- Is the smallpox virus sequence in public public property now?
Examples
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I asked Officer Jakes who would own a treasure if it was found on public property.
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Actually, I don't think that there will, because this is a sidewalk, which is public property.
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Actually, this is public property.
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And this vehicle is on public property.
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Oh, once it's out on the street ready for pickup, it's public property.
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So it is with signs and symbols left to speak for themselves on public property.
Academic text (1995) -
Yeah, it's on public property - and the city's making him move it.
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Most of the best books are already public property and available on Project Gutenberg.
Blog text (28) -
The very fact that a sign is installed on public property implies official recognition and reinforcement of its message.
Academic text (1995) -
Documents also showed flagrant mismanagement of government resources and theft of public property.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
Land or resources owned by the state that people can use
Antonyms
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Things you can move, like cars or jewelry, that belong to one person, not land
How Public
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'public' (accessible to everyone) with 'property' (an attribute or feature) so a learner who knows those words can infer it means an attribute that is accessible externally — which matches the programming sense. While detailed behavior in programming (get/set accessors, class/member distinctions) is domain-specific, the core compositional meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Public property is what it sounds like: things the public can use, such as a park or library owned by the town. Think of a playground with a city sign—because it is not private but for 'the public', the phrase means 'property owned by the government and open to all'.