property prop‧er‧ty [ˈprɒpəti ǁ ˈprɑːpər-] noun properties PLURALFORM
1. [uncountable] LAW all the things that someone owns:
• Some of the stolen property was found in Mason's house.
• The President supports a tax cut on profits from sales of property such as stocks and real estate.
arˌtistic ˈproperty [uncountable] LAW
an artistic work for which someone owns the
copyright:
• The Copyright Act of 1976 states that the owner of a copyright can sue anyone who infringes his or her exclusive right to control the distribution of literary or artistic property.
inˌdustrial ˈproperty [uncountable] LAW
intelˌlectual ˈproperty [countable, uncountable] LAW
an idea, design, or artistic work which a person or organization has invented or created and on which they have obtained a
copyright,
trademark,
or patent:
• The country's indifference to (= lack of caring about ) copyright protection not only hurts foreign creators of intellectual property, such as software makers, but it discourages home-grown creativity too.
• Microsoft's regional manager for intellectual property rights
ˌliterary ˈproperty [countable, uncountable] LAW
a literary work on which someone owns the
copyright:
• Rawlings' will states that the university has the right to his published and unpublished manuscripts and literary property.
ˌmovable ˈproperty also moveable property [uncountable] LAW
personal property which can be moved, rather than a building or land that stays in the same place
ˌpersonal ˈproperty [uncountable]
things such as money or shares, but not buildings or land, which you own;
= PERSONALTY
2. [uncountable] PROPERTY land and buildings, and the activity of buying, selling, and renting them;
= REAL ESTATE:
• Property prices have shot up (= quickly increased ) recently.
• Homeowners around Miramar, site of a planned new airport, are worried about noise and property values.
• The tax increase amounts to an extra $3 a month for the average property owner.
comˌmercial ˈproperty [uncountable] PROPERTY
land and buildings for use by businesses, such as offices, factories, hotels etc:
• They are involved in shopping mall and commercial property development.
disˌtressed ˈproperty [uncountable] PROPERTY
property bought with a loan on which repayments are no longer being made:
• As an investor, he is renowned for his skills in buying distressed property at rock-bottom prices.
imˌmovable ˈproperty also immoveable property [uncountable] LAW
buildings or land, rather than personal property:
• the law relating to the mortgage of immovable property
ˌprivate ˈproperty [uncountable] PROPERTY
property, especially land, that belongs to a private owner rather than to the public:
• The police can prosecute people who trespass on private property
ˌpublic ˈproperty [countable, uncountable] PROPERTY
land or buildings owned by a local or national government:
• The storms caused $60 million of damage to public property.
ˌreal ˈproperty [uncountable] LAW
land, buildings etc:
• people whose wealth consists mainly of real property
3. [countable] PROPERTY a building, especially a house, and the land that surrounds it:
• Several properties on this street are for sale.
ˌfreehold ˈproperty [countable, uncountable] especially BrE PROPERTY
property which you own completely and for an unlimited time:
• increases in the value of freehold properties
ˌleasehold ˈproperty [countable, uncountable] especially BrE PROPERTY
property that is owned only for as long as is stated in a
lease (= a legal agreement that allows you to use a building for a period of time in return for rent):
• The Building Society is offering a special 4.99% two-year mortgage on leasehold properties that have been on its books for more than six months.
4. [uncountable] ownership of land, goods etc:
• a belief in the idea of communal property
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property UK US /ˈprɒpəti/ noun
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LAW »
They haven't yet learnt to respect people's property.
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Accepting stolen property is against the law.
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The phones are considered to be the property of the company.
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C] (
plural properties)
PROPERTY »
The number of properties coming on to the market in June increased at the fastest rate since May last year.
buy/sell a property »
When the owner died, the family sold the property.
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a business/investment/residential property
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a hotel/retail/office property
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PROPERTY »
They made their money in property.
buy/invest in/own property »
The university owns a lot of property in this part of town.
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The expense to each property owner will be more than $200,000.
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Property prices are very high in that area.
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See also ARTISTIC PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
artistic property),
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
commercial property),
DISTRESSED PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
distressed property),
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
immovable property),
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
industrial property),
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
intellectual property),
INVESTMENT PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
investment property),
LITERARY PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
literary property),
MOVABLE PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
movable property),
PERSONAL PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
personal property),
PRIVATE PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
private property),
PUBLIC PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
public property),
REAL PROPERTY(
Cf. ↑
real property)