personal property

Definition of personal propertynext

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Recent Examples of personal property Five of seven councilmembers, including Perkins, voted to approve the package, which included 98% real property tax breaks, 90% breaks on personal property and billions in industrial bonds. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 In old common law, a testament contained a person’s instructions about how personal property was to be disbursed, while directions about real estate were contained in a will. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Most governing documents state unit owners are responsible for their personal property and decorating within their unit, which includes wall and floor coverings such as paint and hardwood floors. — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for personal property
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
Noun
  • Things are just a little less sinister in the song’s lyrics than in the way things play out on screen.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As Che notes, the crowd is not fully on board, at least not as things get underway.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Red Raiders have been stellar on defense, blanking three opponents and allowing just six points entering last week’s 42-35 win over Cary-Grove that wasn’t decided until the final possession.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But Awak Kuier and Bueckers made 3-pointers on Dallas’ next two possessions to pull away.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • On Wednesday, Abascal was notified to leave and given 30 minutes to pack her essential belongings.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Among Boutte’s belongings, law enforcement allegedly found $1,624 in cash, 141 gift cards, letters addressed to other people and almost 1,700 stamps on rolls and sheets.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But he and the offensive line were demoralized on a pair of run-stuffs.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The first clues came in the 1970s, when Jacob Bekenstein and Stephen Hawking calculated the entropy of black holes — typically a measure of how much stuff fits inside an object.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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