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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Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images American basements can be a hodgepodge of personal property, leveraged as storage units, man caves, game rooms, wine cellars, home bars and secondary living rooms.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
The post was included alongside a set of images showing the significant damage the fire caused to the couple’s cars and other personal property.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
The tax-free period includes anything that is considered tangible personal property that is $500 or less, except watercraft, anything with an outboard motor that must be titled, a motor vehicle, alcohol, tobacco, a vapor product or a product that contains marijuana.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Watercraft and motor vehicles are not eligible for tax exemption, as well as tangible personal property over $500.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 29 July 2024
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
The post was included alongside a set of images showing the significant damage the fire caused to the couple’s cars and other personal property.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
The tax-free period includes anything that is considered tangible personal property that is $500 or less, except watercraft, anything with an outboard motor that must be titled, a motor vehicle, alcohol, tobacco, a vapor product or a product that contains marijuana.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Watercraft and motor vehicles are not eligible for tax exemption, as well as tangible personal property over $500.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 29 July 2024
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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