BELONGINGS


Meaning of BELONGINGS in English

be ‧ long ‧ ings /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋz $ bɪˈlɒːŋ-/ BrE AmE noun [plural]

the things you own, especially things that you can carry with you SYN possessions :

an insurance policy that covers your personal belongings

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THESAURUS

▪ property [uncountable] the things that a person, organization etc owns:

He left most of his property to his grandaughter.

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They were arrested and charged with damaging school property.

▪ possessions [plural] all the things that you own or have with you at a particular time:

He sold all his possessions and left the country.

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The prisoners were allowed to have few personal possessions.

▪ belongings [plural] things you own such as clothes, books etc, especially things you take with you when travelling:

I quickly packed a few of my belongings in an overnight bag.

▪ things [plural] spoken ( also stuff [uncountable] informal ) small things you own, such as clothes, books etc:

Don’t leave your things all over the floor!

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I’ve got so much stuff, I don’t know where to put it all.

▪ valuables [plural] things that you own that are worth a lot of money and may get stolen, for example jewellery or cameras:

The advice from police is: if you have valuables don’t leave them in the car.

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Keep valuables like TVs and computer equipment out of sight.

▪ personal effects [plural] formal small things you own – used especially when there is an accident, a robbery, or the person who owns them dies:

The insurance policy covers baggage and personal effects – up to £1,000 per person.

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After Turing’s death in 1954, his mother received his personal effects, including the Order of the British Empire, awarded in 1946 for his code work.

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Sections of aircraft wreckage and personal effects were scattered all around.

▪ assets [plural] houses, land, shares etc that a person or organization owns and would be able to sell if they needed money – used especially in legal or business contexts:

Many homeowners now have assets of over £234,000 in the value of their home alone.

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financial assets such as bonds and shares

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.