Meaning & use
detached property
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Meaning
nouncountable
A house that is not attached to any other building, often including its land.
Grammar: Countable noun; you can say 'a detached property' or 'detached properties'.
Patterns
- a detached property in somewhere
- buy a detached property
- detached property prices
They are looking for a detached property with a large garden.
Detached properties in this neighborhood sell quickly.
The agent showed us a detached property on the outskirts of town.
Word forms
| plural | detached properties |
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Common combinations
- a detached property with land
- The farm includes a detached property with several acres of land.
- detached property market
- The detached property market has slowed down this year.
- a four-bedroom detached property
- They bought a four-bedroom detached property in a quiet suburb.
Synonyms and how they differ
- detached house
- More specific: it refers to the building itself, while 'detached property' can include the land and outbuildings.
- stand-alone property
- A less common term that emphasizes the property stands alone, similar to 'detached property'.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: detached property or detached house?
detached property vs detached house
A detached house is a type of detached property, but 'detached property' can also refer to the land and other structures.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'detached property' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option An is correct because 'a detached property' is singular and uses the indefinite article. Option B is wrong because 'a' cannot be used with a plural. Option C is wrong because a singular countable noun needs a determiner. Option D is grammatically possible but implies a specific property already mentioned, which is not the case here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “detached property”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.