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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
possession
/pəˈzɛʃən/
noun1 of 2
having or owning something
- “He always tends to show off his possessions to others.”Tatoeba
- “Be responsible with your phone, it's a valuable possession.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To invest with property.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)