Rights of individuals and companies to own and use property as they see fit and to receive the stream of income that their property generates. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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property rights UK US noun [plural] (also proprietary rights) PROPERTY, LAW
► the rights of people and companies to own and use land, capital, etc. and to receive a profit from it: »
Developers say that these government decisions violate their property rights.
»The company owns the intellectual property rights to the books.
Financial and business terms. 2012.