property

Syllables: pro·per·tyUK/ˈpɹɒp.ə.ti//ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.ti/

property noun: something that is owned.

Noun

property (countable and uncountable, plural properties)

Something that is owned.
- Leave those books alone! They are my property.
- Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.).
A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
- There is a large house on the property.
- He owns over ten properties in the country.
Synonyms:

land, parcel
(UK) Real estate; the business of selling houses.
- He works in property as a housing consultant.
The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
- Charm is his most endearing property.
- Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist
An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
- Matter can have many properties, including color, mass and density.
- Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist
An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (object-oriented programming) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.
- You need to set the debugging property to "verbose".
(plural-normally) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
- Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking.
Synonyms:

prop
(US) A script, book, screenplay, or the like that is on the market or has been bought for commercial production as a stage play, movie, or the like.
1. (US, broadly, rare) A produced stage play, movie, or the like.
  - Is the property in which you are playing currently on Broadway – is it a musical?1961, Darren McGavin, quoted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onJF43xXG2o?t=1331
(obsolete) Propriety; correctness.
- it is well knowne that I have the property to keepe counsaile1625, William Camden, translated by Abraham Darcie/Darcy, Annales Or, The History of the Most Renowned and Victorious Princesse Elizabeth Late Queen of England

Verb

property (third-person singular simple present properties, present participle propertying, simple past and past participle propertied)

(obsolete) To invest with properties, or qualities.
- His voyce was propertied
  As all the tuned Spheres, and that to Friendsc. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
(obsolete) To make a property of; to appropriate.
- Your grace shall pardon me, I will not back:
  I am too high-born to be propertied,
  To be a secondary at control,
  Or useful serving-man and instrument,
  To any sovereign state throughout the world.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

property meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

property in Hindi

piece of real estate: संपत्ति sampatti, जायदाद jāydād
something owned: संपत्ति sampatti
attribute or abstract quality associated with an object, individual or concept: गुण guṇ
an attribute characteristic of a class of objects: गुण guṇ

property in Marathi

property, dwelling, or established home: घरदार ghardār

property in Urdu

property, possessions, goods: مال māl
property, valuables: رقم raqam

More languagesFewer languages

property in Bengali: দৌলত dōulot, সম্পদ śômpod, সম্পত্তি śompotti
property in Telugu: ఆస్తి āsti
property in Malayalam: സ്വത്ത് svattŭ, വസ്തു vastu
property in Kannada: ಒಡೆತನ, ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ, ಒಡೆಮೆ, ಒಡವೆ
property in Punjabi: ਜਾਇਦਾਦ jāidād, ਮਾਲਕੀ mālkī, ਮੁੱਦਾ muddā
property in Gujarati: મિલકત milkat
property in Odia: ସମ୍ପତ୍ତି sampatti
property in Sanskrit: रयि rayí, रै rái, वेदस् védas, सम्भार sambhāra
property in Assamese: সাহন xahon, ধৰ্ম dhormo
property in Nepali: सम्पत्ति, सम्पत्ती, सम्पत्तिको
property in Pashto: ملک melk, مال māl
property in Tagalog: pag-aari, ari-arian, katangian
property in Arabic: مِلْكِيَّة milkiyya, مُلْك mulk, مَال māl, خَاصَّة ḵāṣṣa
property in Malay: harta, milik, sifat
property in Indonesian: harta, milik, sifat
property in Persian: ملک melk, مال mâl
property in Thai: ที่ดิน tîi-din, คุณสมบัติ kun-ná-sǒm-bàt, ทรัพย์สิน sáp-sǐn
property in Vietnamese: sở hữu, tài sản
property in Myanmar: ဥစ္စာ ucca, ဓန dha.na.

Examples of property in a sentence

A freehold property is an estate in fee simple absolute in possession.
The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.
I left my camera on the train, but luckily enough someone handed it in to lost property.

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Synonyms of property

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Forms of property

Noun
plural	properties
alternative form	propretie
Verb
third-person singular present	properties
present participle	propertying
past participle	propertied
past	propertied

Plural of property: properties

Origin of property

From Middle English propertee, properte, propirte, proprete, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French propreté, proprieté (“propriety, fitness, property”), from Latin proprietās (“a peculiarity, one's peculiar nature or quality, right or fact of possession, property”), from proprius (“special, particular, one's own”). Equivalent to proper + -ty. Doublet of propriety.

Words formed from property

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Questions about property

What does property mean?: Property means something that is owned.
What is property in Hindi?: Property in Hindi is संपत्ति (sampatti), जायदाद (jāydād), गुण (guṇ). See Property meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is property?: Property can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce property?: Property is pronounced /ˈpɹɒp.ə.ti/ (UK).
What is the plural of property?: The plural of property is properties.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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