PROPERTY
\pɹˈɒpəti], \pɹˈɒpəti], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ə_t_i]\
Definitions of PROPERTY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
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a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
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something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
By Princeton University
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any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
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a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
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An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
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The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
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That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property.
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All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
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Propriety; correctness.
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To invest which properties, or qualities.
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To make a property of; to appropriate.
By Oddity Software
By Oddity Software
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Any quality or attribute that belongs to a thing, or one that especially marks it; ownership; the thing owned; estate; goods.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That which is proper to anything: a peculiar or essential quality: a quality: that which is one's own: an estate: right of possessing, employing, etc.: ownership:-pl. articles required by actors in a play.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] That which is inherent in a substance or subject, or which is essential to its being, constitution, and action;-an acquired or artificial quality;--also, natural or acquired habit; disposition ; that which is peculiar to any person ;- that to which a person has a legal title ; thing owned; -exclusive right of possessing ; ownership ; - possession held in one's own right ;-an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money, ;-nearness or right;--a piece, of land with the appurtenant buildings ;-pl. Theatrical scenery, decorations, dresses, instruments, books, &c. Property tax, that part of income tax which is levied on income derived from land, feus, or tenements.
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