Phrase guide

private property

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law, property

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Property to which the state or other public organizations do not have exclusive property rights.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law, property

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

movable property (as distinguished from real estate)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: personal property, personal estate, personalty

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: property, belongings, holding

Narrower terms: chattel, personal chattel, movable, effects, personal effects, stuff, clobber

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pronë private — belongings owned by individuals
  • Southern Altai: энчилӱ јӧӧжӧ (enčilü ǰööžö) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Arabic: مِلْكِيَّة خَاصَّة (milkiyya ḵāṣṣa) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Armenian: մասնավոր սեփականություն (masnavor sepʻakanutʻyun) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Azerbaijani: özəl mülkiyyət — belongings owned by individuals
  • Belarusian: прыва́тная ўла́снасць (pryvátnaja wlásnascʹ) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Belarusian: прыва́тная ўла́снасьць (pryvátnaja wlásnasʹcʹ) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Bulgarian: ча́стна со́бственост (částna sóbstvenost) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 私有物 (sīyǒuwù) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 私有財產 /私有财产 (sīyǒu cáichǎn) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 私人產權 /私人产权 — belongings owned by individuals
  • Czech: soukromý majetek — belongings owned by individuals
  • Czech: soukromé vlastnictví — belongings owned by individuals
  • Danish: privatejendom — belongings owned by individuals
  • Dutch: privébezit — belongings owned by individuals
  • Dutch: privé-eigendom — belongings owned by individuals
  • Estonian: eraomand — belongings owned by individuals
  • Finnish: yksityisomaisuus — belongings owned by individuals
  • French: propriété privée — belongings owned by individuals
  • Georgian: კერძო საკუთრება (ḳerʒo saḳutreba) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Georgian: პირადი ქონება (ṗiradi koneba) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Georgian: პირადი საკუთრება (ṗiradi saḳutreba) — belongings owned by individuals
  • German: Privateigentum — belongings owned by individuals
  • German: Privatbesitz — belongings owned by individuals
  • Greek: ιδιωτική περιουσία (idiotikí periousía) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Hebrew: רְכוּשׁ פְּרָטִי (r'khush p'ratí) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Hindi: निजी संपत्ति (nijī sampatti) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Hungarian: magántulajdon — belongings owned by individuals
  • Icelandic: einkaeign — belongings owned by individuals
  • Indonesian: properti pribadi — belongings owned by individuals
  • Irish: maoin phearsanta — belongings owned by individuals
  • Italian: proprietà privata — belongings owned by individuals
  • Japanese: 私有財産 (shiyū zaisan) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Kazakh: жеке меншік (jeke menşık) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Korean: 사유재산 (sayujaesan) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Kyrgyz: жеке менчик (jeke mencik) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Latvian: privātīpašums — belongings owned by individuals
  • Lithuanian: privati nuosavybė — belongings owned by individuals
  • Macedonian: приватна сопственост (privatna sopstvenost) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Malay: harta persendirian — belongings owned by individuals
  • Mongolian: хувийн өмч (xuviin ömč) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Norwegian Bokmål: privat eiendom — belongings owned by individuals
  • Iranian Persian: مالِکِیَّتِ خُصوصی (mâlekiyyat-e xosusi) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Polish: własność prywatna — belongings owned by individuals
  • Portuguese: propriedade privada — belongings owned by individuals
  • Romanian: proprietate privată — belongings owned by individuals
  • Russian: ча́стная со́бственность (částnaja sóbstvennostʹ) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Serbo-Croatian: приватна својина — belongings owned by individuals
  • Serbo-Croatian: приватно власништво — belongings owned by individuals
  • Serbo-Croatian: privatna svojina — belongings owned by individuals
  • Serbo-Croatian: privatno vlasništvo — belongings owned by individuals
  • Slovak: súkromné vlastníctvo — belongings owned by individuals
  • Slovene: zasebna lastnina — belongings owned by individuals
  • Spanish: propiedad privada — belongings owned by individuals
  • Swedish: privategendom — belongings owned by individuals
  • Tajik: моликияти хусусӣ (molikiyat-i xususi) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Tajik: моликияти шахсӣ (molikiyat-i šaxsi) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Tatar: хосусый милек (xosusıy milek) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Thai: ทรัพย์สินส่วนบุคคล (sáp-sǐn-sùuan-bùk-kon) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Turkish: özel mülkiyet — belongings owned by individuals
  • Ukrainian: прива́тна вла́сність (pryvátna vlásnistʹ) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Urdu: ذاتی جائِداد (zātī jāidād) — belongings owned by individuals
  • Uzbek: xususiy mulk — belongings owned by individuals
  • Vietnamese: sở hữu tư nhân — belongings owned by individuals
  • Vietnamese: của riêng — belongings owned by individuals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非公有財產 /非公有财产 — property to which the state does not have rights
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民間產權 /民间产权 — property to which the state does not have rights
  • Finnish: yksityisomaisuus — property to which the state does not have rights
  • Polish: własność prywatna — property to which the state does not have rights