household effects
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of household effects
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The three truckloads of donated items, such as old clothes, shoes and other household effects that the Edhi centres in Karachi usually received every week have dwindled to just one now, he added.
From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2023
His household effects, including his family Bible, were still being shipped from Springfield, Ill., Mr. Dimunation said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2017
And on March 28, 2012, under the terms of a settlement announced by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Mr. Marshall relinquished his rights to furniture, household effects and books he had inherited from his mother.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2012
Originally, special orders were designed to help servicemen buy furniture below retail prices, on the theory that they moved their household effects frequently and that "three moves equals one fire" in wear & tear.
From Time Magazine Archive
His household effects and all his belongings were sold at public auction.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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