personal effects

Definitions

Privately owned items of a personal nature, such as clothing, jewelry, or toiletries, that a person carries or keeps with them.

The movable property belonging to an individual, typically found in their possession or at their residence.

Examples

The airline staff asked the passenger to list all of their personal effects before boarding the flight.

After the fire was extinguished, the family was relieved to find that many of their most cherished personal effects had survived.

Synonyms

personal belongings private possessions individual property personal items

Antonyms

public property communal goods shared assets collective holdings