1
as in slave
a person who is considered the property of another person
an amendment to end the keeping of humans as chattel
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2
as in possession
chattels plural
transportable items that one owns
packed up all her chattels and moved to a new state
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Recent Examples of chattel
Khartoum was founded as a slave market, in 1821, and Arabs continued to raid southern areas, including the Nuba Mountains, for human chattel long after the practice was outlawed, in 1924.
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Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Enslavers often viewed them as mere chattel and not worth the expense and effort of commissioning a painting.
—Kate McMahon, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
The game is the system that keeps one as chattel for the other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Bottles are taxed under the more generous capital gains tax regime for chattels, while casks are widely considered a wasting asset and are currently entirely free from capital gains tax.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Enslavers often viewed them as mere chattel and not worth the expense and effort of commissioning a painting.
—Kate McMahon, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
The game is the system that keeps one as chattel for the other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Bottles are taxed under the more generous capital gains tax regime for chattels, while casks are widely considered a wasting asset and are currently entirely free from capital gains tax.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chattel
Noun
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The first two episodes are entirely in the native Hawaiian language, and the arrival of some non-Hawaiian characters — mostly white stowaways and a Black slave — gradually introduces English into the mix.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Arriving in America, Ann and her followers are outraged by their first sight of a slave auction.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Games are often decided by a final possession, series of penalties, or matchup factor.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Paige has been charged with larceny over $1,200, malicious destruction of property over $1,200, breaking into a depository and possession of a burglarious instrument.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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The game remains accessible to new players and to fans who might not get what this role playing stuff means.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This eye cream is loaded with some fancy-sounding stuff.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Chattel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattel. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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