noun
1 possessions
ADJECTIVE
▪ personal , private
▪ common , public
▪ intellectual
▪
Companies should protect their intellectual ~ with patents and trademarks.
▪ stolen
▪ lost ( BrE )
▪
I called the lost-property office to see if someone had found my bag.
VERB + PROPERTY
▪ protect
▪ dispose of
▪
The market was known as a place where people disposed of stolen ~.
▪ confiscate , seize
▪ steal
▪ damage , destroy
PROPERTY + NOUN
▪ rights
▪
The company was found to have infringed intellectual ~ rights.
PHRASES
▪ be the exclusive ~ of sb , be the sole ~ of sb
▪
Charisma isn't the exclusive ~ of movie stars.
2 land/building
ADJECTIVE
▪ freehold , leasehold (both BrE )
▪ adjacent , adjoining , neighbouring/neighboring
▪ detached , semi-detached (both BrE )
▪ separate
▪ two-bedroom , three-bedroom , etc. (all esp. BrE )
▪ business , commercial , hotel , residential
▪ investment
▪ rental
▪ private
▪ church , school , etc.
▪
Students are not allowed on school ~ outside of school hours.
▪ council , council-owned (both BrE )
▪ family
▪ beachfront , waterfront
▪ desirable
VERB + PROPERTY
▪ hold , own
▪ acquire , buy , invest in , purchase
▪ inherit
▪ sell
▪ lease , let ( esp. BrE ), rent out
▪
They decided to rent out the ~ while they were in New Zealand.
▪ rent
▪
They are living in rented ~. ( BrE )
▪ view
▪
We have a potential buyer who wants to view the ~.
▪ value
▪
The ~ was valued at $750 000.
▪ put on the market
▪
Once the tenants have left, the ~ will be put on the market.
PROPERTY + NOUN
▪ market , prices , values
▪ company , developer
▪ owner
▪ tax
▪ law
▪ boundary , line ( esp. AmE )
▪ crime , damage
PHRASES
▪ a man of ~ , a woman of ~ ( often humorous )
▪
How does it feel to be a woman of ~?
3 characteristic
ADJECTIVE
▪ biological , chemical , electrical , magnetic , mechanical , physical , structural
▪ antiseptic , healing , health-giving ( BrE ), medicinal
▪
The medicinal properties of the leaves of this tree have been known for centuries.
▪ individual
▪ general
▪ inherent , intrinsic
▪ basic , essential , important
VERB + PROPERTY
▪ have , possess
▪ display , exhibit
▪ alter , modify
▪ examine , study
PHRASES
▪ have properties similar to sth
▪
The substance has properties similar to plastic.