public property

American  

[puhb-lik prahp-er-tee] / ˈpʌb lɪk ˈprɑp ər ti /

noun

• public properties
  plural

1. something, such as land or goods, owned by the government at any level.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• public-property
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• public properties
  plural

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Example Sentences

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public property

Authorities have admitted to security and intelligence failures that paved the way for the clashes, large-scale looting and vandalism of public property that erupted on October 17.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

On the ballot is Measure BB — as in “Billboard Blight” — which would restrict billboard advertising on public property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The government is also pushing legislation to make those responsible for damaging public property pay for repairs themselves, instead of using public funds.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

He describes a kind of grief and irritation as Diana becomes public property and then royal property, which irks him even more, disliking the "nonsense of fawning" around the monarchy.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

In youth she had been so thoroughly beautiful that her beauty had been public property.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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