property

[US]/ˈprɒpəti/
[UK]/ˈprɑːpərti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. possession; quality; ownership

Phrases & Collocations

intellectual property

property right

property management

property market

mechanical property

real property

physical property

intellectual property right

private property

residential property

property tax

house property

property insurance

personal property

chemical property

public property

commercial property

property management company

property man

industrial property

Example Sentences

the London property boom.

the property sale is consummated.

the stolen property was not recovered.

adjudge the property to sb.

assign property to another

sign the property over.

committal of the property to an attorney.

The property is merely a trust.

obtaining property by deception.

the property is set in a convenient location.

the moribund commercial property market.

California's robust property market.

the strength of the argument for property taxation.

transfer property to a person

Weight is an inherent property of matter.

owns the property outright.

property that adjoins ours.

Real-world Examples

These cells are fascinating. They have four properties.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) October 2015 Collection

I'm in the process of obtaining some property.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Strictly construed, his car is his property, Mr. Gardner.

Source: The Good Wife Season 2

A lot of coastlines around the world have similar properties to this.

Source: Realm of Legends

Some of the early names referred to their chemical properties.

Source: National Parks of the United States

Scientists are trying to develop a material having similar properties.

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Grade 10 Second Semester

At about 14 I bought this property.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

Limestone has a strange property that it dissolves in rain water.

Source: Beautiful China

I was down there inspecting the property.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

I am C.E.O. of national prison properties.

Source: Leverage

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