What does bens in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word bens in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bens in Portuguese.

The word bens in Portuguese means bens, ativos, propriedade, pertences, bens, mercadoria, bens de capital, bens móveis, bens pessoais, bens de compra comparada, bens de consumo, bens de consumo eletrônicos, bens de consumo, bens de primeira necessidade, alienação, bens alodiais, bens alodiais, bens domésticos, bens semoventes, bens materiais, bens pessoais, bens pessoais, posse de bens roubados, imóveis, bens imóveis, bens tangíveis, bens terrenos. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bens

bens, ativos

noun (possession) (propriedade)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
Ele tem mais de um milhão de dólares em bens (or: ativos).
He has over a million dollars in assets.

propriedade

noun (law: piece of personal property)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

pertences

noun (often plural ([sth] owned) (propriedade material)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
Todos os bens de Simon caberão no porta-malas de seu carro.
All Simon's possessions will fit into the boot of his car. This necklace is my most precious possession; it was given to me by my grandmother before she died.

bens

plural noun (wealth)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
Ele sonhava com o que faria com seus bens se ganhasse na loteria.
He daydreamed about what he would do with his riches if he won the lottery.

mercadoria

plural noun (merchandise, commodities)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
A empresa prometeu entregar as mercadorias dentro de 24 horas.
The company promised to deliver the goods within 24 hours.

bens de capital

plural noun (manufacturing: machines, tools)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

bens móveis, bens pessoais

noun (law: property, goods) (jurídico)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)

bens de compra comparada

plural noun (items researched before buying)

bens de consumo

plural noun (food products) (mercadoria: para consumo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
A loja do vilarejo vende poucos bens de consumo.
The village shop sells very few consumables.

bens de consumo eletrônicos

plural noun (household and personal gadgets)

bens de consumo

plural noun (mass-market merchandise)

During the war consumer goods were scarce and the store shelves were empty.

bens de primeira necessidade

plural noun (manufacturers of everyday items)

alienação

noun (sale of property by court order)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
After the company was deemed to have obtained a monopoly, divestiture was required due to court order.

bens alodiais

noun (land, property held for life) (terra, propriedade)

Freeholds are quite rare in this area because there is so much commercial property.

bens alodiais

noun (uncountable (land, property: absolute tenure) (título de posse absoluta)

Mr. Smith has freehold on his property.

bens domésticos

plural noun (domestic belongings)

The family narrowly escaped the tornado, having to leave all their household effects behind.

bens semoventes

plural noun (ownership of cattle or farm animals) (posse de animais de fazenda)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)

bens materiais

plural noun (valuable possessions)

Because his wife had filed for divorce, he was obligated to prepare documentation listing all of his material assets for the court.

bens pessoais

plural noun (belongings)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
With the exception of a few personal effects, which were bequeathed to friends, Mrs. Chen left her entire estate to her two sons. // When he was fired, he had ten minutes to collect his personal effects from his desk.

bens pessoais

noun ([sth] belonging to an individual)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
There's no such thing as personal property in a commune.

posse de bens roubados

noun (crime: handling [sth] stolen) (crime: sabidamente lidando com algo roubado)

He was arrested for possession of stolen goods.

imóveis

noun (mainly US (property, land)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
O mercado de imóveis favorece os compradores agora.
The market in real estate favors buyers right now.

bens imóveis

noun (US (real estate, property)

The price of realty has gone up in the last year.

bens tangíveis

plural noun (valuable items: cash, property, etc.) (itens de valor: dinheiro, propriedades)

The tangible assets they were dividing included three homes and seven cars.

bens terrenos

plural noun (possessions, property)

Pam decided to give away her earthly goods and become a nun.

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