real estate

noun

Synonyms of real estatenext
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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That’s freed up money for spending on goods, said Naveen Jaggi, who leads retail transaction and advisory services at commercial real estate services firm JLL. Melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025 Commercial real estate developer and design-builder Al. Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025 The billionaire also didn’t put a time frame on exactly when society will no longer need cash to buy food, real estate, and other basic necessities. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025 Think of this as the real estate version of a turn-around jumper. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for real estate

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 17 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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