Meaning
Something that belongs to a person, especially land or a building.
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Word origin
From Latin proprietas, meaning a thing that is one's own.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- proprietas
- English cognates
- proper, appropriate
Grammar
Examples
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"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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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 2: property, nonsense, rat and 7 more words.