personal property
noun
: property other than real property consisting of things temporary or movable : chattels
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Examples of personal property in a Sentence
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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State law requires insurance companies to make at least initial payments for personal property without completion of an inventory.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Several officers were assaulted, police vehicles were damaged and surrounding businesses and personal property were damaged, the spokesperson said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
There are people who really need help ... Don't worry about your personal property.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: The former New York City mayor was ordered in October to hand over personal property to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, mother-daughter election workers in Georgia.
—April Rubin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Several officers were assaulted, police vehicles were damaged and surrounding businesses and personal property were damaged, the spokesperson said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
There are people who really need help ... Don't worry about your personal property.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: The former New York City mayor was ordered in October to hand over personal property to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, mother-daughter election workers in Georgia.
—April Rubin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for personal property
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20property. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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