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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The Lake County Council passed a resolution Tuesday in opposition to a provision in Senate Bill 1 that eliminates business personal property tax.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
But then, signs went up in the park and other Manhattan plazas, warning that camping, erecting tents, lying down, sleeping bags and the placement of personal property on the ground were prohibited.
—Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Before Stephen Miller Sr., 64, even made the missing persons report, police said, some of his wife Gloria’s personal property was found in an area shopping center.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the 2021 filing, his total assets including real estate and personal property were $182,549 and liabilities were $161,287.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
But then, signs went up in the park and other Manhattan plazas, warning that camping, erecting tents, lying down, sleeping bags and the placement of personal property on the ground were prohibited.
—Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Before Stephen Miller Sr., 64, even made the missing persons report, police said, some of his wife Gloria’s personal property was found in an area shopping center.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the 2021 filing, his total assets including real estate and personal property were $182,549 and liabilities were $161,287.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
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 5 May. 2025.
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