real estate

noun

1

: property in buildings and land

2

: space, capacity

her desktop real estate

the limited real estate on hard drives

—Leonard Wiener

Synonyms of real estate

• capacity
• volume

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2010, the property was sold to a local investment group led by Jeff Jacobs, along with help from Doug Carlson, co-founder and CEO of Fiji Water, and real estate developer Jeffrey Essakow. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

In turn, this could materially affect the credit profiles of real estate developers over the coming months. —Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 1 June 2026

Fertitta possesses various options, including asset sales or real estate monetization, to manage potential debt concerns. —Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Kurt Russell and longtime partner Goldie Hawn’s real estate portfolio includes homes in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Desert, California, and Old Snowmass, Colorado. —Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for real estate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Kids Definition

real estate

noun

: property consisting of buildings and land

Legal Definition

real estate

noun

: real property at property