private property

British

noun

land or belongings owned by a person or group and kept for their exclusive use

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He got lost and wandered onto private property.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

It was a bad look for the navy of one of the world’s two noisiest champions of private property and market freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

But retailers could import high-powered bikes and give buyers a PIN to "unlock" them, allowing it to reach higher speeds supposedly only on private property – a crucial loophole.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The proposal would allow the city to remove hazardous materials, including homeless encampments, from private property in hillside areas in “Very High Fire Severity Zones,” including in the Santa Monica and Verdugo Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“No respect for private property whatsoever,” cried Mr. Benz, who lived next door.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023