chattel in Japanese
chattel in Japanese is 動産 — chattel means an item of movable personal property, such as furniture, livestock or a vehicle, as distinct from land and buildings.
chattel in Japanese
動産
Pronounced: dōsan
Tangible, movable property.
What does "chattel" mean?
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noun An item of movable personal property, such as furniture, livestock or a vehicle, as distinct from land and buildings.
"The lease covered the premises but not the chattels inside."
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noun A person treated as the outright property of another, especially an enslaved person.
"Chattel slavery reduced human beings to items on an inventory."
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chattel in a sentence
- The lease covered the premises but not the chattels inside.
- Farm machinery is treated as a chattel for tax purposes.
- Chattel slavery reduced human beings to items on an inventory.
- Under the old law a wife's earnings were treated much as a chattel would be.
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What is "chattel" in Japanese?
"chattel" in Japanese is 動産. chattel means: An item of movable personal property, such as furniture, livestock or a vehicle, as distinct from land and buildings.
How do you pronounce 動産?
"chattel" in Japanese is 動産, pronounced "dōsan".
How do you use "chattel" in a sentence?
Example: "The lease covered the premises but not the chattels inside." In Japanese, "chattel" is 動産.
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