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real estate

noun

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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War and politics get in the way of real estate projects. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025 The median priced home sold in the city of Milwaukee in October sold for $230,000, according to real estate brokerage Redfin. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025 Those in the Rust Belt will not benefit from the same price declines that the real estate analyst expects in the Sun Belt, as tight inventory will keep prices up. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025 The late real estate developer Michael Higgins bought the building in 1980 and the Leland City Club opened in the mid-1980s. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 1 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 3 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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