real estate

noun

Synonyms of real estatenext
1
: property in buildings and land
2
: space, capacity
her desktop real estate
the limited real estate on hard drivesLeonard Wiener

Examples of real estate in a Sentence

She works in real estate. the enormous difference in real estate between a high-definition disk and one in standard definition
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South Florida’s luxury real estate market is crowded and experiencing a slowdown. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025 Delta Air Lines has sold a large employee parking lot near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for $75 million as part of a strategic real estate move — but the airline isn't going anywhere. Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025 Home prices are dipping slightly in the Sacramento area as the real estate market softens at the end of 2025, analysts said. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025 Dennis Hamlin was listed as the manager of the real estate company that owned the house. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for real estate

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of real estate was circa 1642

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“Real estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20estate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

real estate

noun
: property consisting of buildings and land

Legal Definition

real estate

noun
: real property at property

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