personal effects

plural noun

1. privately owned articles consisting chiefly of clothing, toilet items, etc., for intimate use by an individual.

Word History and Origins

Origin of personal effects¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Under that water, buildings, statuary, coins and royal personal effects came to rest, and waited to be found.

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But what really struck a collective chord were the images of abandoned shoes, backpacks, T-shirts, jeans and other personal effects.

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It said the documents, which arrived in Argentina on board the Nan-a-Maru steamship from Tokyo in June 1941, had been declared as "personal effects" by the German embassy in Buenos Aires at the time.

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She knew she would eventually resume teaching, but everything inside her classroom — personal effects, teaching tools and supplies — was gone.

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After Schleifer’s work phone was wiped remotely and his computer locked him out, fellow prosecutors helped him box up family photos and personal effects before he left.

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