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property

 
 
/ˈprɒpəti/ noun

Definition

BUILDING [C, U] a building or area of land: There are several properties for sale in this area. Private property - no parking. a property developer
OBJECT [U] objects that belong to someone: The police recovered a large amount of stolen property.
QUALITY [C] a quality of something: the medicinal properties of wild plants → See also lost property
(Definition of property noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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