piece of property
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpieceandproperty
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piece
noun[C]
uk/piːs/us/piːs/
a part ...
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property
noun
uk/ˈprɒp.ə.ti/us/ˈprɑː.pɚ.t̬i/
an object or objects that belong ...
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(Definition ofpieceandpropertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpiece of property
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Perhaps any otherpieceofproperty, or an equivalent asset, would have done as much to reward the owner as thepieceofpropertyin question.
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The secondpieceofpropertywas of size 4 quartieri and was valued at 5 florins.
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The owner of apieceofpropertywill not in any case have created the property of whole cloth.
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Anotherpieceofproperty, a hay field, was leased in fixed terms for a money rent of 16 soldi.
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In this analysis, we are specifically interested in the climate that is tied to eachpieceofproperty.
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But this fact alone does not create a substantial interest in the retention of a particularpieceofproperty.
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It is the samepieceofproperty.
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It is like leaving any otherpieceofproperty.
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Again those two operations affect the samepieceofproperty.
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Yet the notion of a self is not like the notion of a family, a coat, or apieceofproperty.
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When people are uncertain of their rights to apieceofproperty, they are reluctant to make the investments necessary to protect and improve it.
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It also restricts the access of her deceased husband's relatives to thatpieceofpropertyfor the duration of the woman's lifetime.
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Finally, the fourthpieceofproperty, was approximately 4 quartieri and valued at approximately 8 lire and was sown in grain.
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Recognizing the importance of this interest would entail respect for a family's long-standing association with a particularpieceofproperty.
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The thirdpieceofpropertywas a piece of land with a vineyard and olive trees that was approximately 9 quartieri and was valued at approximately 78 lire.
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Suppose that apieceofpropertyacquired fifty years ago has doubled in money value.
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Then we detach a furtherpieceofproperty, and we sell that.
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It is that we detach apieceofpropertyfrom the whole, and sell it.
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It is a tax not upon a person but upon apieceofproperty.
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How can the courts judge whether apieceofpropertyhad been destroyed for denial?
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The selection of this particularpieceofpropertywould undoubtedly lead to that demand.
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However, a house is not just apieceofproperty; it is a home.
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For 200 years, these people have got away with this peculiarpieceofproperty.
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