personal property

American  

noun

Law.

1. an estate or property consisting of movable articles both corporeal, as furniture or jewelry, or incorporeal, as stocks or bonds (distinguished from real property).

   Synonyms:

   effects, chattel

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personal property British  

noun

1. Also called: personalty. law movable property, such as furniture or money Compare real property

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personal property Cultural  

1. Furniture, automobiles, boats, and other possessions that are not included in the category of real property.

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Etymology

Origin of personal property

First recorded in 1830–40

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

personal property

Love’s efforts to protect the environment extend beyond his personal property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Currently, the state does tax certain personal property such as vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I’m wondering, have you ever planned on deeding any of your personal property or property of the Smithsonian to any of these tribes?” he asked Hartig.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Infrastructure, community homes, and personal property were all destroyed, Chief Pauline Drake told CBC News on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

At this time molecular work on DNA in England was, for all practical purposes, the personal property of Maurice Wilkins, a bachelor who worked in London at King’s College.*

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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