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

Publishers currently can’t access those loans because their assets involve intellectual property and not the real estate or equipment needed as collateral. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

But despite the challenges Black agents face, Crawford has found success in his nearly 20-year career selling luxury real estate in South Florida. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

There are plenty of real estate scenarios to walk through that have yet to be sorted. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Yard art of any sort is a bad idea, according to Jonathan Self, a real estate broker at Compass. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 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