Transcription
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- [prop-er-tee]
- /ˈprɒp ər ti/
- /ˈprɒpəti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prop-er-tee]
- /ˈprɒp ər ti/
Definitions of property word
- noun plural property that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire. 1
- noun plural property goods, land, etc., considered as possessions: The corporation is a means for the common ownership of property. 1
- noun plural property a piece of land or real estate: property on Main Street. 1
- noun plural property ownership; right of possession, enjoyment, or disposal of anything, especially of something tangible: to have property in land. 1
- noun plural property something at the disposal of a person, a group of persons, or the community or public: The secret of the invention became common property. 1
- noun plural property an essential or distinctive attribute or quality of a thing: the chemical and physical properties of an element. 1
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Origin of property
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English proprete possession, attribute, what is one's own, equivalent to propre proper + -te -ty2. See propriety
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Property
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
property popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
property usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for property
noun property
- acquisition — If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
- acreage — Acreage is a large area of farm land.
- acre — An acre is an area of land measuring 4840 square yards or 4047 square metres.
- almighty dollar — money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
verb property
- let — Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
Antonyms for property
noun property
- bs — BS is an abbreviation for 'British Standard', which is a standard that something sold in Britain must reach in a test to prove that it is satisfactory or safe. Each standard has a number for reference.
- bss — British Standards Specification
- bunkum — If you say that something that has been said or written is bunkum, you mean that you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- dunghill — a heap of dung.
- hogwash — refuse given to hogs; swill.
Top questions with property
- where is property brothers filmed?
- what is distributive property?
- what is identity property?
- how tall are the property brothers?
- what is intellectual property?
- what is the distributive property?
- what is commutative property?
- what is associative property?
- what is a physical property?
- how to get on property brothers?
- what is a chemical property?
- how old are the property brothers?
- where are the property brothers from?
- what is the commutative property?
- what is the associative property?
See also
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