property
/ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.ti/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (object-oriented programming) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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 turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared."
- "There is a large house on the property."
- "He owns over ten properties in the country."
- "He works in property as a housing consultant."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.ti/
- British English: /ˈpɹɒp.ə.ti/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- American usage
- Obsolete