prop·er·ty (pr p  r-t )n. 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. [Middle English, from Old French propriete, from Latin propriet  s, ownership (translation of Greek idiots), from proprius, one's own; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]prop er·ty·less adj. |
property
Noun
pl -ties
1. something owned
2. Law the right to possess, use, and dispose of anything
3. possessions collectively
4. land or buildings owned by someone
5. a quality or attribute: the oils have healing properties
6. same as prop2 [Latin proprius one's own]
See Materials, Properties of
1. Anything that may be owned.
2. As used in the military establishment, this term is usually confined to tangible property, including real estate and materiel. For special purposes and as used in certain statutes, this term may exclude such items as the public domain, certain lands, certain categories of naval vessels, and records of the Federal Government.
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| Noun | 1. | property - 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" 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" 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 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" |
| 2. | property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity actinism - the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects isotropy, symmetry - (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions anisotropy - the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions device characteristic, characteristic - any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions connectivity - the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections wave-particle duality, duality - (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory genetic endowment, heredity - the total of inherited attributes age - how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age" fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" physical composition, composition, make-up, makeup, constitution - the way in which someone or something is composed consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture" tactile property, feel - a property perceived by touch optics - optical properties; "the optics of a telescope" visual property - an attribute of vision aroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, smell, scent - any property detected by the olfactory system sound property - an attribute of sound fullness, mellowness, richness - the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance" taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste saltiness - the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution) edibility, edibleness - the property of being fit to eat bodily property - an attribute of the body physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions chemical property - a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity sustainability - the property of being sustainable strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" concentration - the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" temporal property - a property relating to time viability - (of living things) capable of normal growth and development spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" hydrophobicity - the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water analyticity - the property of being analytic | |
| 3. |  property - any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"boatyard - a place where boats are built or maintained or stored sanctuary - a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept centre, center - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" colony - a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated; "a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth hatchery - a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs); "the park authorities operated a trout hatchery" | |
| 4. | property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances lineament, character, quality - a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" feature of speech, feature - (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind | |
| 5. | property - any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" custard pie - a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies mise en scene, stage setting, setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
property
noun 1. possessions, goods, means, effects, holdings, capital, riches, resources, estate, assets, wealth, belongings, chattels
noun 3. quality, feature, characteristic, mark, ability, attribute, virtue, trait, hallmark, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy
Translations
property [ˈprɔpətɪ] n (= possessions) → biens mpl (= house etc); propriété f (= land); terres fpl, domaine m;
(Chem etc) (= quality); propriété f;
property [ˈprɔpətɪ] n (= possessions) → Eigentum nt (= building and its land); Grundstück nt (= quality); Eigenschaft f;
n property [ˈpropəti]
1 something that a person owns These books are my property. eiendom مِلْك притежание vlastnictví ejendom; ejendel das Eigentum ιδιοκτησία propiedad omand دارایی omaisuus propriété רְכוּש सम्पत्ति tulajdon milik eigur, eign proprietà 所有物 소유물, 재산 nuosavybė, turtas īpašums harta eigendom eiendom/-deler własność propriedade proprietate собственность vlastníctvo lastnina vlasništvo egendom, ägodelar ทรัพย์สมบัติ mal, eşya 財產 власність ملکيت tài sản 财产
2 land or buildings that a person owns He has property in Scotland. eiendom عَقارات، أملاك имот majetek, nemovitost ejendom der Besitz ακίνητη περιουσία propiedad kinnisvara ملک kiinteistö propriété קַרקָע ו-/או בַּית जमीन एवं घर ingatlan tanah milik landeign; fasteign proprietà 資産 (소유) 부동산 žemės sklypas, nuosavybė nekustamais īpašums harta tanah eigendom landeiendom, fast eiendom nieruchomość propriedade proprietate дом, имение majetok, nemovitosť posest posed ägor, egendom[], fastighet[] ที่ดิน taşınmaz mal, bina, mülk 房地產 майно; господарство جائيداد bất động sản 房地产
3 a quality (usually of a substance) Hardness is a property of diamonds. eienskap خاصِيَّه качество vlastnost egenskab die Eigenschaft ιδιότητα propiedad omadus ویژگی ominaisuus propriété תְּכוּנָה गुर्ण धर्म, विशेषता tulajdonság sifat eiginleiki proprietà 特性 속성, 특성 savybė īpašība sifat eigenschap egenskap właściwość propriedade proprietate свойство vlastnosť lastnost svojstvo egenskap คุณสมบัติ özellik, nitelik 特性，性質 властивість, якість خصوصيت thuộc tính 特性，性质
4 (usually abbreviated topropprop) a small piece of furniture or an article used by an actor in a play. verhoogstuk قِطْعَة أثاث تُسْتَعْمَل في التَّمْثيل реквизит rekvizita rekvisit das Requisit αντικείμενα θεατρικής παράστασης accesorio rekvisiit وسایل صحنه näyttämörekvisiitta accessoire אָבִיזָר בָּמָה रंग मंच का साज सामान (színpadi) kellék piranti sandiwara leikmunir (materiale scenico) 小道具 butaforija, rekvizitas rekvizīts; butaforija peralatan pementasan rekwisiet rekvisita/rekvisitter rekwizyt adereço recuzită реквизит rekvizita rekvizit rekvizit rekvisita อุปกรณ์ประกอบฉากละคร sahne donanımı 道具 бутафорія; реквізит ڈرامہ ميں اداکار کے ذريعہ استعمال کيا جانے والا مختصر ساز و سامان đồ dùng biểu diễn 道具
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