Property — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːpɚɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒpəti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒpəti/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːpɚɾi/.

Examples

that hat is my property
he is a man of property
a study of the physical properties of atomic particles

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prop attribute place belongings dimension holding

Parts of Speech

noun	something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone “that hat is my property”
noun	a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class “a study of the physical properties of atomic particles”
noun	any area set aside for a particular purpose “who owns this place?”
noun	a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished “self-confidence is not an endearing property”
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”

Word Forms

belong	verb	be owned by; be in the possession of
hold	verb	have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
place	verb	assign a location to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eigentum

etwas, das man besitzt; jeder materielle oder immaterielle Besitz, der jemandem gehört

🇫🇷French

propriété

quelque chose possédé; tout bien corporel ou incorporel appartenant à quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

propiedad

algo poseído; cualquier posesión tangible o intangible que sea propiedad de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

proprietà

qualcosa di posseduto; qualsiasi bene materiale o immateriale posseduto da qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

eigendom

iets dat eigendom is; elk materieel of immaterieel bezit dat eigendom is van iemand

🇵🇹Portuguese

propriedade

algo possuído; qualquer bem tangível ou intangível que pertença a alguém

🇷🇺Russian

свойство

что-то принадлежащее; любое материальное или нематериальное имущество, принадлежащее кому-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संपत्ति

कुछ स्वामित्व वाला; कोई मूर्त या अमूर्त संपत्ति जो किसी के स्वामित्व में हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পত্তি

মালিকানাধীন কিছু; কোনো বাস্তব বা অস্পষ্ট দখল যা কারো মালিকানাধীন

🇮🇳Tamil

சொத்து

ஏதாவது சொந்தமானது; ஒருவருக்குச் சொந்தமான எந்த உறுதியான அல்லது அருவமான உடைமை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆస్తి

ఏదో స్వంతం; ఎవరైనా కలిగి ఉన్న ఏదైనా ప్రత్యక్షమైన లేదా కనిపించని ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मालमत्ता

काहीतरी मालकीचे; कोणाच्या तरी मालकीची कोणतीही मूर्त किंवा अमूर्त ताबा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિલકત

માલિકીની વસ્તુ; કોઈપણ મૂર્ત અથવા અમૂર્ત કબજો કે જે કોઈની માલિકીની છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಸ್ತಿ

ಏನೋ ಒಡೆತನದಲ್ಲಿದೆ; ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ಒಡೆತನದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮೂರ್ತ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വത്ത്

ഉടമസ്ഥതയിലുള്ള എന്തെങ്കിലും; ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും ഉടമസ്ഥതയിലുള്ള ഏതെങ്കിലും മൂർത്തമോ അദൃശ്യമോ ആയ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਮਲਕੀਅਤ; ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਠੋਸ ਜਾਂ ਅਟੁੱਟ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਮਲਕੀਅਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جائیداد

کسی چیز کی ملکیت؛ کوئی ٹھوس یا غیر محسوس ملکیت جو کسی کی ملکیت ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

财产

拥有的东西；某人拥有的任何有形或无形财产

🇯🇵Japanese

財産

所有しているもの。誰かが所有する有形または無形の所有物

🇰🇷Korean

재산

소유한 것; 누군가가 소유한 모든 유형 또는 무형의 소유물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tài sản

một cái gì đó thuộc sở hữu; bất kỳ tài sản hữu hình hoặc vô hình nào thuộc sở hữu của ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

คุณสมบัติ

บางสิ่งบางอย่างเป็นเจ้าของ; การครอบครองที่จับต้องได้หรือไม่มีตัวตนใด ๆ ที่ใครบางคนเป็นเจ้าของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

milik

sesuatu yang dimiliki; setiap kepemilikan berwujud atau tidak berwujud yang dimiliki oleh seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

ari-arian

isang bagay na pag-aari; anumang nasasalat o hindi nasasalat na pag-aari na pag-aari ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

harta benda

sesuatu yang dimiliki; apa-apa pemilikan ketara atau tidak ketara yang dimiliki oleh seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملكية

شيء مملوك؛ أي حيازة ملموسة أو غير ملموسة مملوكة لشخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

دارایی

چیزی متعلق به هر گونه دارایی مشهود یا نامشهود که در مالکیت شخصی است

🇹🇷Turkish

mülk

sahip olunan bir şey; Birinin sahip olduğu herhangi bir maddi veya manevi mülkiyet

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶכֶס

משהו בבעלות; כל רכוש מוחשי או לא מוחשי שנמצא בבעלות מישהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'property'?

The primary meaning of 'property' is 'something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'property' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'property' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'property' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'property' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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