personal item

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalanditem

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/
us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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item
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.təm/
us
/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofpersonalanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal item

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It appears to be very neat with everypersonalitemin its own place.
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His kart is a wooden horse, and hispersonalitemis his long nose.
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There is no charge for a 16x14x12 or smallerpersonalitem.
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But they avoid commenting on personal items, especially when polluted or polluting.
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In the request for the return of her reference and personal items, she requested that the court consider her future prospects in its deliberation.
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Shelving for personal items in dayroom.
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Where apersonalitemwas concerned, the employee would have to demonstrate privacy efforts independent of the employer, such as efforts to exclude coworkers from the item.
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These have become basic information resources to a number of people, ranging from shoppers looking for personal items to engineers selecting electromechanical par ts to build a product.
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This advance is intended to cover the purchase of small personal items a new soldier may require.
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He is allowed a number of personal items.
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They ransacked his house, and all his personal items, including clothes, cameras and diplomas were confiscated.
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The personal allowance is intended to enable residents to buy personal items such as toiletries, stationery, newspapers and other personal items.
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In addition, when going through passengers' personal items staff often have no respect for basic hygienic rules.
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What is happening is that borrowers are circumventing mortgage interest rates by increasing their borrowings for personal items, including holidays.
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It has deprived further tens of thousands of their homes, personal items and belongings, dramatically changing their lives for years to come.
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Warning occupiers of adjacent domestic premises will also allow them, their children, pets and personal items which may become soiled or contaminated, to be safeguarded.
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Service personnel are routinely briefed on how to ensure the security of their personal items.
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When clothes were restored for a few hours at a time, no cupboards were provided so the personal items just had to lie about on the floor.
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The police are conscious of the need to return these personal items as quickly as possible to the relatives of the deceased and are proceeding urgently with the investigation.
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The incentives and earned privileges scheme allows prisoners to spend more of their own money on personal items, including books, when they move to higher privilege levels.
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