property
/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/
Dictionary
noun
- Something that is owned.
"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."
- A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
"There is a large house on the property."
- Real estate; the business of selling houses.
"He works in property as a housing consultant."
- The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
- An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
"Charm is his most endearing property."
- An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
"Matter can have many properties, including color, mass and density."
- An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.
"You need to set the debugging property to "verbose"."
- (usually in the plural) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
"Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking."
- Propriety; correctness.
verb
- To invest with properties, or qualities.
- To make a property of; to appropriate.
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