material possession

  • 1material possession — noun property or belongings that are tangible • Syn: ↑tangible possession • Hypernyms: ↑property, ↑belongings, ↑holding …

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  • 2possession — pos‧ses‧sion [pəˈzeʆn] noun 1. [countable] something that someone owns: • It s vital to insure your possessions for the journey to your new home. 2. [uncountable] the state of having or owning something: • What happens if the buyer has… …

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  • 3possession — Having control over a thing with the intent to have and to exercise such control. Oswald v. Weigel, 219 Kan. 616, 549 P.2d 568, 569. The detention and control, or the manual or ideal custody, of anything which may be the subject of property, for… …

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  • 4possession */*/ — UK [pəˈzeʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms possession : singular possession plural possessions 1) [countable, usually plural] something that you own Their family home and possessions were destroyed in the fire. all your worldly possessions (=… …

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  • 5possession — noun 1 having/owning sth ADJECTIVE ▪ exclusive, sole ▪ They had exclusive possession of the property as tenants. ▪ illegal, unlawful (esp. BrE) (both law) ▪ …

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  • 6possession — n. 1) to get, take possession of 2) material possessions 3) in possession of * * * [pə zeʃ(ə)n] take possession of in possessionof material possessions to get …

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  • 7material — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cloth ADJECTIVE ▪ coarse, rough, thick ▪ fine, silky, soft, thin ▪ woven …

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  • 8possession — Synonyms and related words: aberration, abnormality, accessories, acquest, acquire, acquisition, affluence, alienation, ally, aplomb, appointments, appurtenances, archduchy, archdukedom, assets, assurance, baggage, balance, bedevilment,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 9Possession and other relationships — This entry explains how to show that something belongs to or is related to something else. There are six basic ways of doing this: • using a possessive determiner such as my or their in front of the main noun • adding apostrophe s ( s) to the end …

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  • 10possession and other relationships — This entry explains how to show that something belongs to or is related to something else. There are six basic ways of doing this: • using a possessive determiner such as my or their in front of the main noun • adding apostrophe s ( s) to the end …

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