property

Definitions

1. noun

   Something that someone owns.

   Examples

   • Leave those books alone. They are my property.
   • Land and homes are types of property.
2. noun

   A piece of land or a building.

   Examples

   • There is a large house on the property.
   • He owns over ten properties in the country.
   ≈land≈parcel
3. noun

   Land and buildings as a business.

   Examples

   • He works in property as a housing adviser.
   • She built a career in commercial property.
4. noun

   The legal right to own, use and sell something.

   Examples

   • The court recognized her property in the invention.
   • He gave his property in the land to his daughter.
5. noun

   A quality that a person or thing has.

   Examples

   • Charm is his most likeable property.
   • The drug has the property of causing sleepiness.
6. noun

   A basic quality of a kind of material.

   Examples

   • Matter has properties such as color, mass and density.
   • Elasticity is a key property of rubber.
7. noun

   A setting that belongs to a part of a computer program.

   Examples

   • You need to set the debug property to verbose.
   • The class has a read-only property for its length.
8. noun

   An object used in a play, also called a prop.

   Examples

   • The stage manager checked every property before the show.
   • A sword is a typical stage property.
   ≈prop
9. noun

   A story or script that is bought for a movie or show.

   Examples

   • The studio bought the property for a large sum.
   • The novel became a hot property after its success.
10. noun

    A play or film that has been produced.

    Examples

    • Is the property you are in now on Broadway?
    • The series is now one of the studio's biggest properties.