# Personal Belongings Expert

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Personal Belongings vocabulary for acquiring, keeping and losing possessions, including hoard, bequeath, purloin and trove — words for commandeering,…

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## Word list

* **hoard** /hɔrd/: To keep collecting and storing things instead of ever throwing them out. — “He **hoards** carrier bags — there are hundreds under the stairs.”
* **mislay**: To lose something for a short time by forgetting where you put it. — “I've **mislaid** the spare key again — it was on the shelf.”
* **bequeath** /bɪˈkwiθ/: To formally leave your possessions to someone after your death. — “She **bequeathed** her jewellery to her granddaughter.”
* **covet** /ˈkʌvət/: To want something that belongs to someone else, often strongly. — “He secretly **coveted** his brother's watch.”
* **purloin** /pərˈlɔɪn/: To steal something, often in a sneaky or humorous way (formal/literary). — “Someone had **purloined** the last biscuit from her desk.”
* **appropriate** /əˈproʊpriət/: To take something for your own use, often without permission (formal). — “He **appropriated** her charger and never gave it back.”
* **commandeer** /ˌkɑmənˈdɪr/: To take something for your own use, especially by force or authority. — “The soldiers **commandeered** every vehicle in the village.”
* **squirrel away**: To hide or store something carefully for future use (informal). — “She **squirrelled away** a little cash in an old tin.”
* **filch** /fɪltʃ/: To steal something small, often casually (informal). — “He **filched** a chocolate from the box on the desk.”
* **plunder** /ˈplʌndər/: To steal goods by force, especially during a war or conflict. — “Invaders **plundered** the village of its valuables.”
* **expropriate** /ɛkˈsproʊpriˌeɪt/: To take property away from its owner, usually officially. — “The council can **expropriate** land for a road scheme.”
* **divest** /daɪˈvɛst/: To get rid of something you own. — “He began to **divest** himself of everything that needed dusting.”
* **escheat**: The passing of property to the state when there is no heir. — “The estate went by **escheat** after both cousins died.”
* **usufruct**: The right to use something owned by someone else. — “She holds the **usufruct** of the cottage for her lifetime.”
* **bauble** /ˈbɔbəl/: A small showy ornament of little real value. — “Every branch carried some **bauble** she had made herself.”
* **memorabilia** /ˌmɛmərəˈbiljə/: Objects kept because of the people or events linked to them. — “A whole room of football **memorabilia** went in one lot.”
* **accoutrements** /əˈkutərmənts/: The extra pieces of equipment needed for an activity. — “The bag held the full **accoutrements** of a fly fisherman.”
* **holder** /ˈhoʊldər/: An object made to keep something in place. — “A brass **holder** on the wall took the umbrellas.”
* **appurtenance**: Something that belongs with a larger thing. — “The garage is listed as an **appurtenance** of the property.”
* **bailment**: The handing over of goods to someone for safekeeping. — “Leaving a coat at a cloakroom is a **bailment** in law.”
* **reliquary**: A container made to hold something precious or holy. — “The silver **reliquary** is the only item still on display.”
* **trove** /troʊv/: A valuable collection of things that has been found. — “A **trove** of letters turned up behind the wardrobe.”
* **bibelot**: A small decorative object of some value. — “Every surface carried a **bibelot** of one kind or another.”

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