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belongings

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belongings
Noun, pl
the things that a person owns or has with him or her
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.belongings - 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"
ratables, rateables - property that provides tax income for local governments
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"
immovable, real estate, real property, realty - property consisting of houses and land
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
church property, spirituality, spiritualty - property or income owned by a church
lease, letting, rental - property that is leased or rented out or let
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"

belongings
plural noun possessions, goods, things, effects, property, stuff, gear, paraphernalia, personal property, accoutrements, chattels, goods and chattels
Translations
Spanish belongings [bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz] npl personal belongings → pertenencias fpl
French belongings [bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz] belong nplaffaires fpl, possessions fpl;
personal belongings → effets personnels

German belongings [bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz] nplSachen pl, Habe f;
personal belongings → persönlicher Besitz m, persönliches Eigentum nt

Italian belongings [bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz] nplcose fpl; roba;
personal belongings → effetti mpl personali

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But before I can resume my natural form, and take possession of the belongings of my forefathers, you must go out into the world and take service as a maidservant.
I gave up my small apartment, sold my few belongings, and resolved to start afresh.
Once a man's belongings have been deposited upon one of these platforms he is a guest of the house, and that platform his own until he leaves.
 
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