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

• capacity
• complement
• cubage
• 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

Apart from a faltering real estate market and high unemployment rate, factors including extreme weather and weak local demand are challenges facing the economy, according to a NBS spokesperson. —Denni Hu, WWD, 15 July 2024

She wed real estate CEO Peter Palandjian in 2018 and the pair now share two children. —Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024

Public interest in owning a private island remains high, real estate agents say, especially after the real-estate boom induced by the post-pandemic economy. —Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024

However, the new regime has ignored all these local histories, buoyed by the equal support of the progressive community and real estate developers. —Joe Enright, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

real estate

noun

: property consisting of buildings and land

Legal Definition

real estate

noun

: real property at property