Phrase guide

public property

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Property, assets or information directly owned by or under the control of the state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law, property

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

property owned by a government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: property, belongings, holding

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обществена собственост (obštestvena sobstvenost) — property owned by the state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公物 (gōngwù) — property owned by the state
  • Danish: statslig ejendom — property owned by the state
  • Danish: offentlig ejendom — property owned by the state
  • Estonian: avalik omand — property owned by the state
  • Finnish: julkinen omaisuus — property owned by the state
  • Georgian: სახელმწიფო საკუთრება (saxelmc̣ipo saḳutreba) — property owned by the state
  • Georgian: საზოგადოებრივი საკუთრება (sazogadoebrivi saḳutreba) — property owned by the state
  • Georgian: სახელმწიფო ქონება (saxelmc̣ipo koneba) — property owned by the state
  • Hungarian: köztulajdon — property owned by the state
  • Polish: własność publiczna — property owned by the state
  • Russian: обще́ственная со́бственность (obščéstvennaja sóbstvennostʹ) — property owned by the state