🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Propiedad común

Pronunciation / Transliteration: propiedad común

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Common property/ˈkɒm.ən ˈprɒp.ə.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El parque se considera una propiedad común del vecindario."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A resource or asset that is owned collectively by a group rather than by individuals.

    "The park is considered a common property of the neighborhood, accessible to all residents."
  2. 2

    In economics, a type of resource that is available to all members of a society, often leading to issues of overuse.

    "The overfishing of the ocean is a classic example of the tragedy of common property."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'communis' (shared by all, general) combined with 'proprietas' (property, ownership, from proprius meaning one's own). The concept has deep roots in Roman legal traditions concerning 'res communes'—things that belong to all people collectively, such as light, air, and running water.

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