Meanings
plural personal properties
- countableuncountablelawAny property that is movable, that is, not real estate.
The lawyers were on about the common law around personal property.
Synonyms: personalty
- countableuncountablenon-legalAny property that belongs to one person.
That pasture is the boss's own personal property. No company cattle and no one else's animals are allowed down there without his written permission.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny property that is movable, that is, not real estate.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmovable property (as distinguished from real estate)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech movitost
- movitostany property that is movable
Dutch roerend goed
- roerend goedany property that is movable
Finnish irtaimisto
- irtaimistoany property that is movable
French bien meuble
- bien meubleany property that is movable
German bewegliche Sache, Fahrnis
- bewegliche Sacheany property that is movable
- Fahrnisany property that is movable
Greek κινητή περιουσία
- κινητή περιουσία (kinití periousía)any property that is movable
Hindi चल संपत्ति, जंगम संपत्ति
- चल संपत्ति (cal sampatti)any property that is movable
- जंगम संपत्ति (jaṅgam sampatti)any property that is movable
Irish maoin phearsanta
- maoin phearsantaany property that is movable
Italian bene mobile
- bene mobileany property that is movable
Polish ruchomość
- ruchomośćany property that is movable
Portuguese bem móvel
- bem móvelany property that is movable
Russian дви́жимость
- дви́жимость (dvížimostʹ)any property that is movable
Spanish bien mueble
- bien muebleany property that is movable
Turkish kişisel mülkiyet
- kişisel mülkiyetany property that is movable
Cite this entry
personal property. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20property
“personal property.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20property. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “personal property,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20property.
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