/ˈprɒpəti/
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Translation
Something that belongs to a person, especially land or a building.
Word origin
From Latin proprietas, meaning a thing that is one's own.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- proprietas
- English cognates
- proper, appropriate
Grammar
Gender
Pluralproperties
Examples
.
"Property" is something that belongs to someone.
owns .
"Properties" is the plural, and here it means buildings.
's .
Here "property" means the things other people own.
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