as in things
transportable items that one owns
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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Recent Examples of personal property
The third was booked for unlawful camping, unlawful storage of personal property in public and for stealing a utility.
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Ariane Lange
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
City of Nampa spokesperson Amy Bowman told the Idaho Statesman that the city had not received any claims of personal property damage or injuries due to the sinkhole.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025
The real estate multiple listing service, which is allowed to include personal property in sale prices such as furniture, stated that the deal had been for $12.7 million, but the Cook County Recorder’s office at the time stated that the transaction was for $11.95 million.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Full coverage car insurance, which adds comprehensive and collision protection, covers the theft or vandalism of your vehicle, but not personal property inside the car.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 June 2025
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Ariane Lange
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
City of Nampa spokesperson Amy Bowman told the Idaho Statesman that the city had not received any claims of personal property damage or injuries due to the sinkhole.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025
The real estate multiple listing service, which is allowed to include personal property in sale prices such as furniture, stated that the deal had been for $12.7 million, but the Cook County Recorder’s office at the time stated that the transaction was for $11.95 million.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Full coverage car insurance, which adds comprehensive and collision protection, covers the theft or vandalism of your vehicle, but not personal property inside the car.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
Noun
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Danilo Amilcar-Escobar, who was deported three times since April 2024, had pending charges for strangulation, domestic battery and cocaine possession, according to ICE.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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One user even asked Grok, X’s AI tool, for details about the specific fireworks in his possession.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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There are a bunch of other groups of other schools that do literally the same stuff as you.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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But instead of tossing the excess, Sanchez decided to see if the stuff could be turned into bricks.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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