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mislaid property

mislaid property noun: property that is found in such a state as to make it likely that the original owner intentionally placed it somewhere, but then forgot to retrieve it from that place, and would be able to locate the property.

Noun

mislaid property (uncountable)

  1. Property that is found in such a state as to make it likely that the original owner intentionally placed it somewhere, but then forgot to retrieve it from that place, and would be able to locate the property.

Questions about mislaid property

What does mislaid property mean?
Mislaid property means property that is found in such a state as to make it likely that the original owner intentionally placed it somewhere, but then forgot to retrieve it from that place, and would be able to locate the property.
What part of speech is mislaid property?
Mislaid property is a noun.

Words near mislaid property in the dictionary

  1. mislace
  2. mislaced
  3. mislaces
  4. mislacing
  5. mislaid
  6. mislaid property
  7. mislain
  8. misland
  9. mislaunch
  10. mislaunched
  11. mislaunches

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