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   property

   /ˈprɒpəti/

   noun

   • 1. a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively: "she wanted Oliver and his property out of her flat" Similar possessionsbelongingsthingsgoodsworldly goodseffectspersonal effectsstuffchattelsmovablesresourcesassetsvaluablesfortunecapitalricheswealthholdingssecuritiespatrimonypersonaltygoods and chattelsinformal:geartrek
   • ▪ a building or buildings and the land belonging to it or them: "he's expanding now, buying property" Similar building(s)premiseshouse(s)landestatesacresacreagefreeholdleaseholdreal propertyrealtyreal estate
   • ▪ shares or investments in property: "properties ran into profit-taking, with Haslemere 176p"
   • ▪ the right to the possession, use, or disposal of something; ownership: "rights of property"
   • ▪ old-fashioned term for prop
   • 2. an attribute, quality, or characteristic of something: "the property of heat to expand metal at uniform rates" Similar qualityattributecharacteristicfeaturepowertraitmarkhallmark

   Word Origin Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas, from proprius ‘one's own, particular’ (see proper).

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   Propertied is an adjective that means owning property. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of propertied from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Propertied means owning land or property, especially in a formal context. See examples of usage, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin of propertied.

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   Propertied definition: owning property. See examples of PROPERTIED used in a sentence.

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   Definition of propertied adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Propertied means owning land or property as a main source of income. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of propertied in English and other languages.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Definitions of propertied. adjective. owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue. synonyms: property-owning. upper-class. occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society.

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   Propertied is an adjective that means owning a lot of property or land. It is often used to describe the social class of wealthy people in formal contexts. See how to use it in sentences from the corpus.