Personal Effects (Noun)
Meaning
Property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The soldier's personal effects were sent to his family after his death.
- The company was responsible for shipping the employee's personal effects to her new home.
- The museum was filled with the personal effects of the famous historical figure.
- The police took the suspect's personal effects into evidence as part of the investigation.
- The will specified that her personal effects were to be divided equally among her children.