PERSONAL PROPERTY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

personal property

noun

Definition of personal property

as in things

transportable items that one owns any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded

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Recent Examples of personal property However, the trust also directed that his three children — Zachary, Zelda, and Cody — receive items including his clothing, jewelry, memorabilia and awards, personal photos, and the tangible personal property located at his Napa home. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 And Proposition 42, which would prohibit taxes on financial assets and personal property other than real estate, is leading 54% to 43%. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 Strong has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, disorderly conduct, communicating threats and injury to personal property, police said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 Five of seven councilmembers, including Perkins, voted to approve the package, which included 98% real property tax breaks, 90% breaks on personal property and billions in industrial bonds. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personal property

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Noun

After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

The casing is consistent with the same caliber of weapon that Jones had in his possession when police took him into custody, a Fort Worth Police Department homicide unit detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
On August 1, 2025, the day after the lease lapsed, Cathy and Salvatore sued for possession of their home in Manhattan housing court.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

Records show the school was billed $2,170—a relative pittance in the grand scheme of things—for a six-man crew from a local moving company to box up and relocate Moore’s belongings during the 43-hour window of his incarceration.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
In Gulf Shores, an Alabama community encouraging voluntary evacuations, resident Maranie Adams gathered water and other supplies as her family moved belongings, including a hot tub motor, to higher ground.

— R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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