personal property

Definition of personal propertynext

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Recent Examples of personal property The data center will still pay traditional property tax, as well as the business personal property tax to other taxing entities. Olivia Young, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Instead, countries should embrace policies that incentivize formal remittances and shift their focus from providing safety nets for vulnerable families and personal properties to productive ventures and investments. Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026 Proposition 41 would require audits on ballot measures proposing special taxes and invalidate any taxes that don’t comply with state spending limits, while Proposition 42 would ban new taxes on personal property, including on retirements assets. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Delaware’s trust statute says personal property held in trust is not void under the common-law rule against perpetuities, while real property in trust generally follows a 110-year rule. Michael Gold Cfp, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personal property
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
Noun
  • Manchester City’s defence was wide open in Sunday’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal and that could be a sign of things to come now that Rodri is playing for Barcelona in La Liga.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And if history is any indication, expect safety Tre’von Moehrig to be in the middle of things when the pads start poppin’ at the Panthers’ joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Jags’ practice facility.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • By then Arsenal were cruising, thanks to an hour of crisp passing and progressive possession punctuated by goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Odegaard.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Fulton was able to run out the on its final possession to secure the win.
    Felipe Gamino, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • However, instead of just suitcases, the 31-year-old packed her belongings into a mixture of bags and trash bags.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The comment cards and all that stuff is very challenging, and then people weaponize that in different ways.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Lynch’s massive draft whiffs feel like harmless clerical rounding errors next to his good work in handling all the off-the-field stuff that lands on his desk.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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