property

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈpɹɒ.pə(ɹ).ti/
  • (US) enPR: prŏpʹərtēˌ, IPA: [ˈpɹɑpɚtiː]
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  • Hyphenation: prop‧erty

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English /Anglo-Norman proprete, from Middle French propreté, from Old French propriete (modern propriété), itself, from Latin proprietas, from proprius 'own'.

[edit] Noun

property (countable and uncountable; plural properties)

  1. Something that is owned.
    Leave those books alone! They are my property.
  2. A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
    There is a large house on the property.
    Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.).
  3. real estate; the business of selling houses.
    He works in property as a housing consultant.
  4. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
  5. An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
    Charm is his most endearing property
  6. An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
    Matter can have many properties, including color, mass and density.
  7. (computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.
    You need to set the debugging property to "verbose".
  8. (usually in the plural, theater) An object used in a dramatic production
    Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking

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