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Property definition

Property is a noun meaning "something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone." It has 5 meanings, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
noun
Syllables
3
Letters
8
How common
Everyday word

Property as a noun

  1. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

    "that hat is my property"

    Same sense: holding, belongings

  2. a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class

  3. any area set aside for a particular purpose

    "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

    Same sense: place

  4. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

    "self-confidence is not an endearing property"

    Same sense: dimension, attribute

  5. any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie

    Same sense: prop

Synonyms and antonyms

How to say property

Property has 3 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

PROPERTY in word games

Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
16
Anagrams
0

Is PROPERTY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check PROPERTY in the word checker, or unscramble PROPERTY to see the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.