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
By appearing harmless and blending in, these individuals bypass security and gain access to private spaces, putting residents and personal property at risk.
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Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But then, signs went up in the park and other Manhattan plazas, warning that camping, erecting tents, lying down, sleeping bags and the placement of personal property on the ground were prohibited.
—Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Paul Kim, 36, was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple state felonies, including three counts of arson, three counts of possession of an explosive device, five counts of shooting into a car and four counts of destroying personal property, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
State lawmakers in June met in a special session to make technical changes to the state’s system of valuing vehicles for personal property tax purposes.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
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Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But then, signs went up in the park and other Manhattan plazas, warning that camping, erecting tents, lying down, sleeping bags and the placement of personal property on the ground were prohibited.
—Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Paul Kim, 36, was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple state felonies, including three counts of arson, three counts of possession of an explosive device, five counts of shooting into a car and four counts of destroying personal property, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
State lawmakers in June met in a special session to make technical changes to the state’s system of valuing vehicles for personal property tax purposes.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 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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His most notable contribution of the first half was a mix-up in possession between him and Solanke on the halfway line, leading to Wolves’ second goal.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In possession, Bradley operated inside Salah, making underlapping runs to create space for Liverpool’s star man.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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All of this stuff goes back to last year’s legal challenge against the legality of the Premier League’s APT regulations, which was, legally, entirely separate to the ongoing saga related to the 130 charges against City.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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This is stuff that happens in our business all the time.—
Fred Bronson,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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