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personal property vs personal effects

personal effects vs personal property

personal property and personal effects both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
personal property Yes No No No
personal effects Yes No No No
As nouns, personal effects is a hyponym of personal property; that is, personal effects is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than personal property:
  • personal property: movable property (as distinguished from real estate)
  • personal effects: property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
Other hyponyms of personal property include chattel, movable, personal chattel, effects, clobber, stuff.
personal property (noun) personal effects (noun)
movable property (as distinguished from real estate) property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
Difference between personal property and personal effects

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