private property

noun

Property to which individuals or corporations have certain exclusive property rights, but do not necessarily possess.

Similar
personal propertypersonal estatepersonalty
Opposite
public property
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Meanings

nounprivate property (countable and uncountable, plural private properties)

plural private properties

  1. countableuncountablelawProperty to which individuals or corporations have certain exclusive property rights, but do not necessarily possess.

    All your private property is / Target for your enemy / And your enemy is we

    1969, Paul Kantner, “We Can Be Together”, performed by Jefferson Airplane
  2. countableuncountablelawProperty to which the state or other public organizations do not have exclusive property rights.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
public property

nounmovable property (as distinguished from real estate)

Similar
personal propertypersonal estatepersonalty
Broader
propertybelongingsholding
Also see
personal estatepersonal propertypersonalty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مِلْكِيَّة خَاصَّة
  • مِلْكِيَّة خَاصَّة (milkiyya ḵāṣṣa)belongings owned by individuals
Bulgarian ча́стна со́бственост
  • ча́стна со́бственост (částna sóbstvenost)belongings owned by individuals
Chinese Mandarin 私有物, 私有財產 /私有财产
  • 私有物 (sīyǒuwù)belongings owned by individuals
  • 私有財產 /私有财产 (sīyǒu cáichǎn)belongings owned by individuals
  • 私人產權 /私人产权belongings owned by individuals
  • 非公有財產 /非公有财产property to which the state does not have rights
  • 民間產權 /民间产权property to which the state does not have rights
Czech soukromý majetek, soukromé vlastnictví
  • soukromý majetekbelongings owned by individuals
  • soukromé vlastnictvíbelongings owned by individuals
Danish privatejendom
  • privatejendombelongings owned by individuals
Dutch privébezit, privé-eigendom
  • privébezitbelongings owned by individuals
  • privé-eigendombelongings owned by individuals
Estonian eraomand
  • eraomandbelongings owned by individuals
Finnish yksityisomaisuus, yksityisomaisuus
  • yksityisomaisuusbelongings owned by individuals
  • yksityisomaisuusproperty to which the state does not have rights
French propriété privée
  • propriété privéebelongings owned by individuals
German Privateigentum, Privatbesitz
  • Privateigentumbelongings owned by individuals
  • Privatbesitzbelongings owned by individuals
Greek ιδιωτική περιουσία
  • ιδιωτική περιουσία (idiotikí periousía)belongings owned by individuals
Hebrew רְכוּשׁ פְּרָטִי
  • רְכוּשׁ פְּרָטִי (r'khush p'ratí)belongings owned by individuals
Hindi निजी संपत्ति
  • निजी संपत्ति (nijī sampatti)belongings owned by individuals
Hungarian magántulajdon
  • magántulajdonbelongings owned by individuals
Icelandic einkaeign
  • einkaeignbelongings owned by individuals
Indonesian properti pribadi
  • properti pribadibelongings owned by individuals
Irish maoin phearsanta
  • maoin phearsantabelongings owned by individuals
Italian proprietà privata
  • proprietà privatabelongings owned by individuals
Japanese 私有財産
  • 私有財産 (shiyū zaisan)belongings owned by individuals
Korean 사유재산
  • 사유재산 (sayujaesan)belongings owned by individuals
Latvian privātīpašums
  • privātīpašumsbelongings owned by individuals
Lithuanian privati nuosavybė
  • privati nuosavybėbelongings owned by individuals
Malay harta persendirian
  • harta persendirianbelongings owned by individuals
Norwegian Bokmål privat eiendom
  • privat eiendombelongings owned by individuals
Polish własność prywatna, własność prywatna
  • własność prywatnabelongings owned by individuals
  • własność prywatnaproperty to which the state does not have rights
Portuguese propriedade privada
  • propriedade privadabelongings owned by individuals
Romanian proprietate privată
  • proprietate privatăbelongings owned by individuals
Russian ча́стная со́бственность
  • ча́стная со́бственность (částnaja sóbstvennostʹ)belongings owned by individuals
Slovak súkromné vlastníctvo
  • súkromné vlastníctvobelongings owned by individuals
Spanish propiedad privada
  • propiedad privadabelongings owned by individuals
Swedish privategendom
  • privategendombelongings owned by individuals
Thai ทรัพย์สินส่วนบุคคล
  • ทรัพย์สินส่วนบุคคล (sáp-sǐn-sùuan-bùk-kon)belongings owned by individuals
Turkish özel mülkiyet
  • özel mülkiyetbelongings owned by individuals
Ukrainian прива́тна вла́сність
  • прива́тна вла́сність (pryvátna vlásnistʹ)belongings owned by individuals
Urdu ذاتی جائِداد
  • ذاتی جائِداد (zātī jāidād)belongings owned by individuals
Vietnamese sở hữu tư nhân, của riêng
  • sở hữu tư nhânbelongings owned by individuals
  • của riêngbelongings owned by individuals
Cite this entry
APA

private property. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20property

MLA

“private property.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20property. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “private property,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20property.

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