personalty

CEFRC1

/ˈpɜːrsənəlti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Personal possessions or movable property.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.

Examples

  • Personalty refers to movable assets and property.

  • The lawyer dealt with issues of personalty and property.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being a person; personality.

  2. Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.

More examples

In context

  • The lawyer explained the difference between realty and personalty.

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Origin

noun

From personal + -ty.