personal effects
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personal effects
pl.n.
Items generally carried or worn on one's person, such as clothing, jewelry, keys, and a wallet or purse.
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per′sonal effects′
n.pl.
privately owned articles consisting chiefly of clothing, toilet items, etc., for intimate use by an individual.
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personal effects
All privately owned moveable, personal property of an individual. Also called PE. See also mortuary affairs; personal property.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun 1. personal effects - 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"
personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property - movable property (as distinguished from real estate)
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personal effects
nounOne's portable property:
belonging (often used in plural), effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural).
Informal: stuff.
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