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
Recent Examples on the Web These aren’t mega deals by any means (total U.S. VC deal value only surpassed $1 billion in 2021 and 2022), but the opportunity for hospitality tech may not be limited to hotels. Consider the high office vacancy rates plaguing U.S. commercial real estate. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024 And commercial real estate isn’t all about office space, there’s a broad spectrum of property types, and some are doing really well. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024 Metro Phoenix now ranks first in the western United States and second nationally for data centers, according to a new report by commercial real estate brokers Cushman & Wakefield. The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024 The New Jersey senator was also hit with a second superseding indictment in January accusing him of making positive comments about Qatar in exchange for millions of dollars allegedly given to a real estate project of Fred Daibes—one of the other co-defendants. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Gonzalez, a Pittsburg insurance agent and loan and real estate broker, is campaigning on a promise to empower community voices, improve efficiency in local government, combat crime and direct funding to the most vulnerable county residents. Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 The Chinese economy, which until recently was thought of as unstoppable, is beginning to falter due to deflation, a growing debt-to-gross domestic product ratio and the impact of a real estate crisis. Dan Murphy, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024 The Rochas’ two units in the Rise tower and two units in the Reach tower, located at the Brickell City Centre in downtown Miami, are valued at more than $4 million in total, according to the real estate website Zillow. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024 The property market has since entered a prolonged slump, marked by an ongoing decline in real estate investment and sales of property. Juliana Liu, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

real estate

noun
: property consisting of buildings and land

Legal Definition

real estate

noun
: real property at property

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