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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Like many states, pet ownership in Kansas is decided with essentially the same regard as any other personal property.
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
The gap is based on disagreements over the number and value of affected properties, along with the value of personal property.
—Audra D. S. Burch Carlos Jaramillo, New York Times, 21 May 2024
As a result, thousands of homeless people have lost personal property, according to interviews with community advocates, service providers and those who have had their possessions discarded.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024
In doing so, the city also has violated its own policies, including that personal property should be preserved even when the owner isn’t present.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
The gap is based on disagreements over the number and value of affected properties, along with the value of personal property.
—Audra D. S. Burch Carlos Jaramillo, New York Times, 21 May 2024
As a result, thousands of homeless people have lost personal property, according to interviews with community advocates, service providers and those who have had their possessions discarded.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024
In doing so, the city also has violated its own policies, including that personal property should be preserved even when the owner isn’t present.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20property. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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