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Words people most associate with “property”:

  1. land,
  2. house,
  3. tax,
  4. private,
  5. own

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Noun (5 meanings)

1. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone.

property, belongings, holding

Examples:
  • “that hat is my property”,
  • “he is a man of property”
property is a type of:
types of property:
  • commonage (noun) - property held in common
  • community property (noun) - property and income belonging jointly to a married couple
  • estate (noun) - everything you own
  • heirloom (noun) - (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
  • hereditament (noun) - any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited
property is derivationally related to:
  • to belong (verb) - be owned by
  • to have, have got, hold (verb) - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

2. a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.

property

Example:
  • “a study of the physical properties of atomic particles”
property is a type of:
  • attribute (noun) - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
types of property:
  • actinism (noun) - the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects
  • age (noun) - how long something has existed
  • analyticity (noun) - the property of being analytic
  • anisotropy (noun) - the property of being anisotropic
  • bodily property (noun) - an attribute of the body

3. any area set aside for a particular purpose.

place, property

Examples:
  • “who owns this place?”,
  • “the president was concerned about the property across from the White House”
property is a type of:
types of property:
  • boatyard (noun) - a place where boats are built or maintained or stored
  • center, centre (noun) - a place where some particular activity is concentrated
  • colony (noun) - a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
  • hatchery (noun) - a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
  • sanctuary (noun) - a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
property is derivationally related to:

4. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.

property, attribute, dimension

Example:
  • “self-confidence is not an endearing property”
property is a type of:
types of property:
  • feature, characteristic (noun) - a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  • feature of speech, feature (noun) - (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
  • quality, character, lineament (noun) - a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

5. any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie.

property, prop

Example:
  • “before every scene he ran down his checklist of props”
property is a type of:
types of property:
  • custard pie (noun) - a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard
property is a part of: