personal item

One's own thing

A personal item is something belonging to an individual, typically small enough to carry and used daily—keys, wallet, phone, toiletries.

In travel contexts, a personal item is the smaller bag airlines allow in addition to carry-on luggage: Your personal item must fit under the seat in front of you.

The term also appears in contexts involving loss or privacy: Please secure your personal items before leaving the vehicle.

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possession · private · intimate · do not touch · sentimental · sentimental value · jewelry · watch · comb · diary · luggage · toiletry · toiletry bag · travel essentials · cherished · pocket · purse · heirloom

Opposites
ownership/possession

personal itemcommunal property

Collectively owned assets

shared property · public property · community property · common property · public goods

individuality/customization

personal itemstandard issue

Officially distributed to all

commodity

scale/intimacy

personal itemgovernment property

Holdings owned by the state

public infrastructure · industrial equipment · state property · office equipment · fleet vehicle

Family

personal, item, person, persons, personally, personality, personalities, personalize, personalized

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G