personal property
noun
: property other than real property consisting of things temporary or movable : chattels
Examples of personal property in a Sentence
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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What's next: Business personal property and license tax filings are due March 1, but late fees won't be assessed this year until after March 31, so business owners have time to set up their accounts.
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
But last week, people living along the channel received paper notices warning them that their personal property could not be stored in a city park and would be removed during a scheduled cleaning, which the city typically does 72 hours after a warning is posted.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The separate complaints were filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of people whose homes and personal property were destroyed in the Eaton Fire.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy on inmate personal property limits the number of books an inmate can possess to five.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
But last week, people living along the channel received paper notices warning them that their personal property could not be stored in a city park and would be removed during a scheduled cleaning, which the city typically does 72 hours after a warning is posted.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The separate complaints were filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of people whose homes and personal property were destroyed in the Eaton Fire.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy on inmate personal property limits the number of books an inmate can possess to five.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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