Property

['prɒpətɪ] or ['prɑpɚti]

Definition

(noun.) any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; 'before every scene he ran down his checklist of props'.

(noun.) a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; 'a study of the physical properties of atomic particles'.

(noun.) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; 'self-confidence is not an endearing property'.

(noun.) something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; 'that hat is my property'; 'he is a man of property';.

Editor: Seth--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) 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.

(a.) An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.

(a.) The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.

(a.) 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.

(a.) All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.

(a.) Propriety; correctness.

(v. t.) To invest which properties, or qualities.

(v. t.) To make a property of; to appropriate.

Checker: Rudolph

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Quality, attribute, peculiarity, characteristic, nature.[2]. Wealth, estate, goods, possessions, one's own.[3]. Ownership, exclusive right.

Typist: Susan

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Quality, attribute, peculiarity, nature, characteristic, possessions, goods,wealth, estate, gear, resources, ownership,[See ATTRIBUTE]. \n.\,[Seeand_ESTATE]

Checker: Osbert

Definition

n. that which is proper to any person or thing: a quality which is always present: any quality: that which is one's own: an estate: right of possessing employing &c.: ownership: (Shak.) individuality: (pl.) articles required by actors in a play.—v.t. (Shak.) to invest with certain properties: to make a tool of appropriate.—adj. Prop′ertied possessed of property or possessions.—ns. Prop′erty-man -mas′ter one who has charge of the stage properties in a theatre; Prop′erty-room the room in which the stage properties of a theatre are kept; Prop′erty-tax a tax paid by persons possessed of property at the rate of so much per cent. on its value.—Movable or Personal property property that may attend the person of the owner movables; Private property that which belongs to an individual for his personal disposition and use—opp. to Public property; Real property lands tenements and hereditaments real estate; Qualified property the right a man has in reclaimed wild animals—also called Special property: such right as a bailee has in the chattel transferred to him by the bailment.

Typist: Remington

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream that you own vast property, denotes that you will be successful in affairs, and gain friendships. See Wealth.

Edited by Ahmed

Unserious Contents or Definition

n. Any material thing having no particular value that may be held by A against the cupidity of B. Whatever gratifies the passion for possession in one and disappoints it in all others. The object of man's brief rapacity and long indifference.

Checker: Olga

Examples

Checker: Witt

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