personal property
noun
: property other than real property consisting of things temporary or movable : chattels
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Examples of personal property in a Sentence
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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According to county records Guiry was arrested on charges of assault and malicious injury (damage) to personal property.
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EW.com, 17 June 2024
In the early 1990s, then-Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. called for phasing out personal property taxes over 10 years.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Yes Commercial information Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
—Big Think, 1 Jan. 2020
The Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors group, made up of aging former residents and descendants, is asking for compensation for the loss of their homes and personal property, along with damages for racial trauma.
—Audra D. S. Burch Carlos Jaramillo, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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EW.com, 17 June 2024
In the early 1990s, then-Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. called for phasing out personal property taxes over 10 years.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Yes Commercial information Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
—Big Think, 1 Jan. 2020
The Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors group, made up of aging former residents and descendants, is asking for compensation for the loss of their homes and personal property, along with damages for racial trauma.
—Audra D. S. Burch Carlos Jaramillo, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20property. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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