as in things
transportable items that one owns
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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Recent Examples of personal property
Full coverage car insurance, which adds comprehensive and collision protection, covers the theft or vandalism of your vehicle, but not personal property inside the car.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 June 2025
That package also includes about $3 billion to cut to school tax rates triggered by a 2023 bill and a $125,000 exemption for businesses on taxable personal property, Meyer said.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
For many Texans, these small, seemingly harmless acts raise big questions: Where does personal property end — and public access begin?
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, Jackson County residents can check their 2022 and 2025 valuations for both real and personal property on a public portal launched online last week.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 June 2025
That package also includes about $3 billion to cut to school tax rates triggered by a 2023 bill and a $125,000 exemption for businesses on taxable personal property, Meyer said.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
For many Texans, these small, seemingly harmless acts raise big questions: Where does personal property end — and public access begin?
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, Jackson County residents can check their 2022 and 2025 valuations for both real and personal property on a public portal launched online last week.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
Noun
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Danilo Amilcar-Escobar, who was deported three times since April 2024, had pending charges for strangulation, domestic battery and cocaine possession, according to ICE.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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One user even asked Grok, X’s AI tool, for details about the specific fireworks in his possession.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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There are a bunch of other groups of other schools that do literally the same stuff as you.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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But instead of tossing the excess, Sanchez decided to see if the stuff could be turned into bricks.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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