Ownership that is not absolute and complete. / Property whose subject matter is by nature not permanent (as wild animals reduced to possession but not in captivity).

(law) The exclusive rights pertaining to the ownership and possession of a given piece of property.

(uncountable) Any product of someone's intellect that has commercial value: a piece of literature, a painting, an invention, a trademark, a trade secret, etc. Works protected under intellectual property law, and accorded intellectual property rights such as copyrights and patents.

(informal) A genre of television programme or glossy magazine article showing desirable properties with luxurious interiors and idyllic locations. / (informal) Lusting after such properties.

(law) the area of law concerned with the ownership and conveyance of property rights and title. / The formal course in property law required of most first-year law school students in common-law systems.

(law) real estate.

Stolen goods. / Something that is highly sought after.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see generic, property.

(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the theory of properties.

(computer science) The property of being globally solvable optimally by making optimal decisions locally.