1
as in slave
a person who is considered the property of another person
an amendment to end the keeping of humans as chattel
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2
as in possession
chattels plural
transportable items that one owns
packed up all her chattels and moved to a new state
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Recent Examples of chattel
The game is the system that keeps one as chattel for the other.
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Bottles are taxed under the more generous capital gains tax regime for chattels, while casks are widely considered a wasting asset and are currently entirely free from capital gains tax.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The game is the system that keeps one as chattel for the other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
This led to the development of a particular type of housing structure known as chattel houses in countries such as Barbados.
—Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Bottles are taxed under the more generous capital gains tax regime for chattels, while casks are widely considered a wasting asset and are currently entirely free from capital gains tax.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The game is the system that keeps one as chattel for the other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
This led to the development of a particular type of housing structure known as chattel houses in countries such as Barbados.
—Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chattel
Noun
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The country was established with the aim of relocating freed slaves from the United States.—
Michelle Garcia,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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Schiava, meaning slave in Italian, is thought to be named after its tendency to accumulate to encourage so much fruit and weight that the vine would bend in on itself.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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One user even asked Grok, X’s AI tool, for details about the specific fireworks in his possession.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 July 2025
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Police are trying to find the owner of the minibike and learn how the 10-year-old gained possession of it.—
Craig Shoup,
The Tennessean,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Many of us have too much unnecessary stuff in our lives.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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There are a bunch of other groups of other schools that do literally the same stuff as you.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Chattel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattel. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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