public property
Property, assets or information directly owned by or under the control of the stateProperty, assets or information directly owned by or under the control of the state.
» I was sleeping on public property.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Property, assets or information directly owned by or under the control of the state.
обще́ственная со́бственностьobščéstvennaja sóbstvennostʹ
property owned by a government
Examples
4 sentencesI was sleeping on public property.
The storm had caused considerable damage to public and private property.
deDer Sturm hatte erhebliche Schäden an öffentlichen und privaten Gebäuden angerichtet. — raggione
But this is public property and the press is entitled to access.
What is public property?
ruЧто такое общественная собственность? — buzz1k
deWas ist öffentliches Eigentum? — maaster
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: public properties| Singular | public property |
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regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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