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property

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/

noun

Meaning

  • Something that is owned.

    "Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

  • A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.

    "There is a large house on the property."

  • Real estate; the business of selling houses.

    "He works in property as a housing consultant."

  • The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.

  • An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.

    "Charm is his most endearing property."

  • An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.

    "Matter can have many properties, including color, mass and density."

  • An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.

    "You need to set the debugging property to "verbose"."

  • (usually in the plural) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.

    "Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking."

  • Propriety; correctness.

Synonyms

land,
parcel,
prop

verb

Meaning

  • To invest with properties, or qualities.

  • To make a property of; to appropriate.