noun
movable
personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)
In a sentence
Six example sentences with movable, each labelled with its topic.
Under the old code a debtor's movables could be seized, but the farmhouse itself stayed beyond the creditor's reach.
Law
A widow's will listed every movable in the household, from the copper pans to the mare, but not the land.
History
Lenders discount movables heavily, because a truck can vanish overnight while a warehouse cannot leave its lot.
Finance
Reforms that let farmers pledge a movable such as a tractor as collateral expanded lending across the whole region.
Economics
The sale agreement listed every movable in the shop, from the espresso machine to the chairs, but not the building.
Business
The lending startup registers a lien on each movable it finances, so a borrower cannot sell the van twice.
Startups
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