Property: meaning, definitions and examples
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property
[ ˈprɒpəti ]
real estate
A piece of real estate that consists of land or buildings
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She inherited a large property from her grandmother.
- The property includes a house and a garden.
characteristic
A quality or trait belonging to a person or thing
Synonyms
attribute, characteristic, quality
Examples of usage
- Honesty is a valuable property in a friend.
- The chemical properties of the substance were analyzed.
ownership
The right to possess, use, and dispose of something
Synonyms
control, ownership, possession
Examples of usage
- He has full property of the car.
- The property of the company was divided among the shareholders.
Translations
Translations of the word "property" in other languages:
🇵🇹 propriedade
- característica
- propriedade imobiliária
🇮🇳 संपत्ति
- गुण
- संपत्ति
🇩🇪 Eigenschaft
- Besitz
- Immobilie
🇮🇩 properti
- sifat
- kepemilikan
🇺🇦 властивість
- майно
- нерухомість
🇵🇱 własność
- cecha
- nieruchomość
🇯🇵 特性 (とくせい)
- 財産 (ざいさん)
- 不動産 (ふどうさん)
🇫🇷 propriété
- caractéristique
- bien immobilier
🇪🇸 propiedad
- característica
- propiedad inmobiliaria
🇹🇷 özellik
- mülk
- emlak
🇰🇷 특성 (teukseong)
- 재산 (jaesan)
- 부동산 (budongsan)
🇸🇦 خاصية
- ملكية
- عقار
🇨🇿 vlastnost
- majetek
- nemovitost
🇸🇰 vlastnosť
- majetok
- nehnuteľnosť
🇨🇳 属性 (shǔxìng)
- 财产 (cáichǎn)
- 房地产 (fángdìchǎn)
🇸🇮 lastnost
- premoženje
- nepremičnina
🇮🇸 eiginleiki
- eign
- fasteign
🇰🇿 қасиет
- мүлік
- жылжымайтын мүлік
🇬🇪 თვისება
- ქონება
- უძრავი ქონება
🇦🇿 xüsusiyyət
- mülkiyyət
- daşınmaz əmlak
🇲🇽 propiedad
- característica
- propiedad inmobiliaria
Word origin
The word 'property' originated from the Latin word 'proprietas', meaning ownership or possession. In English, the term evolved to encompass various meanings related to real estate, ownership, and characteristics of objects. The concept of property has been central to legal and economic systems throughout history, reflecting societal values and norms around ownership and control.
See also: improper, improperly, properly, properness.