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personal effects
personal effectspl.n. Items generally carried or worn on one's person, such as clothing, jewelry, keys, and a wallet or purse.per′sonal effects′ n.pl. privately owned articles consisting chiefly of clothing, toilet items, etc., for intimate use by an individual. personal effectsAll privately owned moveable, personal property of an individual. Also called PE. See also mortuary affairs; personal property.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | personal effects - property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned"effectspersonal estate, personal property, personalty, private property - movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
personal effectsnounOne's portable property:belonging (often used in plural), effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural).Informal: stuff.Law: chattel, movable (often used in plural).
personal effects
personal effectsn. an expression often found in wills ("I leave my personal effects to my niece, Susannah") personal effects (things) include clothes, cosmetics, and items of adornment. This is not the same as "personalty" which means all tangible property which is not real property, money or investments. (See: personalty) AcronymsSeePEpersonal effects
Synonyms for personal effectsnoun one's portable propertySynonyms- belonging
- effect
- good
- lares and penates
- personal property
- possession
- property
- thing
- stuff
- chattel
- movable
Synonyms for personal effectsnoun property of a personal character that is portable but not used in businessSynonymsRelated Words- personal estate
- personal property
- personalty
- private property
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