personal possession

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandpossession

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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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possession
noun
uk
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/
the fact that you have or ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandpossessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal possession

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The parental tendency is to view the child as apersonalpossessionand to dominate them.
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Weymer was a tracker but was robbed of apersonalpossession.
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Personalpossessionremains only in the things you use.
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Can a writer claimpersonalpossessionof print products sold publicly while at the same time asserting personal privacy?
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I have even heard it treated as if it were apersonalpossessionor patent of my own.
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The value ofpersonalpossession, such as a motor car, is not normally taken into account in the assessment of supplementary benefit.
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They tend to look upon their pit almost as apersonalpossession.
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The health of the citizen is not only apersonalpossessionof his own; it is part of our national wealth.
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I understand that that is the policy behind ourpersonalpossessionof the deterrent.
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There are changes in capital gains tax, from which anypersonalpossessionthat is sold off and is worth up to £6,000 is exempt.
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Whistles are used to supplement the air-raid warning signals and may be retained in the wardens'personalpossession.
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When the water bill of over £100 came along, she had to consider what otherpersonalpossessionshe would have to sell to pay the bill.
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She has as her ownpersonalpossessionthe loving devotion and affection of all her people.
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Is it not a fact that these uniforms were thepersonalpossessionof other ranks before the war and that they were personally responsible for them?
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Residents were able to receive up to $200,000 for home damages; up to $40,000 inpersonalpossession losses; and up to $2 million for business losses.
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In return, the king received four starostwa forpersonalpossession.
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