belongingsnoun [ plural ]
uk/bɪˈlɒŋ.ɪŋz/us/bɪˈlɑːŋ.ɪŋz/B2 the things that a person owns, especially those that can be carried :
I put a few personal belongings in a bag and left the house for the last time.
Synonym
possession
More examples
- I emptied the closet and put my belongings into the black overnight case.
- Passengers are reminded to take all their personal belongings with them when they leave the plane.
- They usually leave one or two of their belongings behind when they leave.
- He led a simple life, with few belongings, and never owned a home of his own.
- Do you really need to bring so many of your belongings with you on this trip?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Belongings and possessions
- accoutrements
- asset
- capital assets
- chattel
- clobber
- fixed assets
- for
- landholding
- lost property
- lost property office
- materially
- name
- of
- personal effects
- property
- resource
- swag
- thing
- toxic asset
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