What is another word for possessions?

Pronunciation: [pəzˈɛʃənz] (IPA)

Possessions are the tangible and intangible things that we have, hold, or own, but there are various words that we can use to refer to them. Property is a broad term that encompasses everything from material goods to land, buildings, and even intellectual belongings. Assets typically refer to financial resources and investments, while chattels refer to personal property or movable possessions. Some other synonyms for possessions include belongings, goods, assets, holdings, and effects. Each term brings a slightly different connotation and can be used in various contexts, depending on the type of possessions being referred to. By using different synonyms for possessions, we can add variety and richness to our language, and better express ourselves when describing what we have.

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Usage examples for Possessions

Now, for ourselves, I leave you for a little while in charge of-the women-and of all my possessions.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
"To-morrow I shall fully examine our possessions," he answered; "judging, however, by what I have seen to-day, one could dwell here all his life."
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Nevertheless, he was not at all at ease as to his own and Nell's fate, for he surely would pass through the possessions of the Wahimas and the Samburus without any difficulties, but after that, what?
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz

Famous quotes with Possessions

  • After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.
    Shmuel Y. Agnon
  • The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions.
    Charles Babbage
  • These wars appear also to have given its death blow to colonialism and to imperialism in its colonial form, under which weaker peoples were treated as possessions to be economically exploited. At least we hope that such colonialism is on the way out.
    Emily Greene Balch
  • Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men?
    Natalie Clifford Barney
  • Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions.
    Ambrose Bierce

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