val ‧ u ‧ a ‧ bles /ˈvæljuəb ə lz, -jəb ə lz $ -jəb ə lz/ BrE AmE noun [plural]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ valuables , ↑ value , values, ↑ valuation , ↑ valuer , ↑ overvaluation ≠ UNDERVALUATION , ↑ devaluation ; adjective : ↑ valuable , ↑ invaluable , overvalued ≠ UNDERVALUED , ↑ valueless , ↑ valued ; verb : ↑ value , ↑ devalue , ↑ overvalue ≠ ↑ undervalue ]
things that you own that are worth a lot of money, such as jewellery, cameras etc:
Guests should leave their valuables in the hotel safe.
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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