Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mislaid property

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
mis-laid prop-er-ty
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

abandoned property lost property

Frequently Paired Words

abandoned property lost property

Questions

What does mislaid property mean?
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.

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