property

[prop·er·ty]

What you own or have, like a car or clothes, is your property. The qualities that a thing has are its properties. Aloe is a plant with medicinal properties it soothes burns.

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That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.

Noun
any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"

Noun
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"

Noun
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"

Noun
any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

Noun
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

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a.
That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.

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An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.

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The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.

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That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property.

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All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.

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Propriety; correctness.

v. t.
To invest which properties, or qualities.

v. t.
To make a property of; to appropriate.


Property

Prop"er*ty , n.; pl. Properties . [OE. proprete, OF. propret'82 property, F. propret'82 neatness, cleanliness, propri'82t'82 property, fr. L. proprietas. See Proper, a., and cf. Propriety.] 1. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive with quality in general.
&hand; In physical science, the properties of matter are distinguished to the three following classes: 1. Physical properties, or those which result from the relations of bodies to the physical agents, light, heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion, etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color, luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness, density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc. 2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned by affinity and composition; thus, combustion, explosion, and certain solutions are reactions occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties are identical when there is identity of composition and structure, and change according as the composition changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a class which can not be included in either of the other two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in the manner of medicines and poisons. 2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence. 3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood.
Shall man assume a property in man?
4. That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property. 5. pl. All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
I will draw a bill of properties.
6. Propriety; correctness. [Obs.] Camden. Literary property. (Law) See under Literary. -- Property man, one who has charge of the "properties" of a theater.

Property

Prop"er*ty , v. t. 1. To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.]
They have here propertied me.

That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.

To invest which properties, or qualities.

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Usage Examples

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.

Even before he came to power in 1997, Gordon Brown promised to change the accounts to parliament from simple litanies of cash in and cash out, to a more commercial system that took notice of the public property the departments were using. This system is known as resource accounting.

A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.

I had the best of both worlds when I was a kid. I'd spend a quiet week with my mum, then I'd go to my dad's property in the Adelaide Hills, where there were all these kids and animals running around.

Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice.

I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.

A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the Government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of Property.

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Other Usage Examples

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.

I do have two data identities. I have my name, Bruce Sterling, which is my public name under which I write novels. I also have my other name, which is my legal name under which I own property and vote.

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature.

Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists because they are convinced that such a transformation of society can only result from the establishment of a commonwealth of property.

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

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