personal property
noun
: property other than real property consisting of things temporary or movable : chattels
Examples of personal property in a Sentence
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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Including the specialized equipment that will fill the data center, Nebius will receive 98% real property tax breaks and 90% breaks on personal property.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Two men got out of the car with guns in hand, and pushed the woman against a wall before taking her personal property, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Most homeowners’ and renters’ insurance policies include personal property coverage at actual cash value (ACV), which encompasses the replacement cost minus depreciation.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
The order says the rights of the 28 individuals have been repeatedly violated through the government’s failure to return personal property taken from the immigrants, who were illegally detained during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Two men got out of the car with guns in hand, and pushed the woman against a wall before taking her personal property, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Most homeowners’ and renters’ insurance policies include personal property coverage at actual cash value (ACV), which encompasses the replacement cost minus depreciation.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
The order says the rights of the 28 individuals have been repeatedly violated through the government’s failure to return personal property taken from the immigrants, who were illegally detained during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for personal property
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20property. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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