B211 words · Upper-intermediate

Personal Belongings vocabulary — B2

Personal Belongings vocabulary for what possessions are worth, including valuables, sentimental, keepsake and misplace — words for what happens to belongings and what they mean to their owner.

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valuables
/ˈvæljəbəlz/
The small things you own that are worth a lot of money, like jewellery or a watch.
Example: Don't leave your valuables on the back seat.
misplace
/mɪˈspleɪs/
To put something somewhere and then not remember where it is.
Example: I've misplaced my glasses somewhere in this house.
irreplaceable
/ˌɪrəˈpleɪsəbəl/
So special or rare that it could never be replaced if lost.
Example: The necklace was irreplaceable — it had belonged to her grandmother.
sentimental
/ˌsɛntəˈmɛntəl/
Having emotional value because of memories, rather than money value.
Example: The old watch has huge sentimental value to him.
cherished
/ˈtʃɛrɪʃt/
Loved and cared for deeply, often kept for a long time.
Example: It was her most cherished possession.
keepsake
/ˈkipˌseɪk/
A small item you hold onto to remind you of a person or event.
Example: She kept the ticket stub as a keepsake.
belongings
/bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz/
The things that belong to a person, especially things they carry with them.
Example: Please gather your belongings before you leave.
personal effects
A formal term for someone's private belongings, especially after an accident or death.
Example: The hospital returned his personal effects the next day.
holdall
A large soft bag for carrying clothes and other things.
Example: Everything he owned went into one holdall.
insure
/ˌɪnˈʃʊr/
To pay a company so that it will replace something if it is lost.
Example: It costs almost nothing to insure a phone against theft.
prized
/praɪzd/
Valued very highly by the person who owns it.
Example: The prized possession in that house is a cracked teapot.