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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
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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With 6-foot-4 forward Rayah Marshall leading at the front of the press, USC completely suffocated the Greensboro offense, clogging up passing lanes and disrupting every possession.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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This has the feel of a rock fight that won't be decided until the last few possessions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jamie is a normal kid getting harassed on social media and so his head spirals into stuff.—
Nell Frizzell,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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There’s no kind and cuddly way to prepare for this stuff.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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