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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Once streaming became viable, Blockbuster chose to continue locations instead, ultimately saddling itself with a huge, expensive real estate footprint that wasn't drawing people in. John Pierce, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 The commercial real estate investor expects to start construction as soon as its permits are approved by the city of San Diego and complete the work in six to eight months, likely by early 2026, BH Properties President Jim Brooks told the Union-Tribune. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025 Birkdale Village, the longtime mixed-use community near Lake Norman in Huntersville, is for sale again, according to global commercial real estate firm Newmark. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025 But a few years later, after only four of those counties were mapped, a majority of largely Republican lawmakers gave in to real estate agents and developers who said the work could harm property values and curb growth. Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 21 May 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 28 May. 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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