property

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈprɒpəti/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈprɑpɚti/

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• Hyphenation: prop‧er‧ty

Noun

Singular property

Plural properties

1. (countable & uncountable) Property is a thing or things that belong to someone; things that someone owns.

   This house is now my property. I've finished paying for it.

2. (countable) A property is a quality that something has; a way that something is.

   One good property of this coat is that it keeps rain out.