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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The combined company will consolidate its finance, HR, real estate, legal, IT, and professional services after the merger to save money, GameStop said. ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026 Given that this Zone of Avoidance takes up about 20% of the entire sky from our vantage point on Earth, that's a lot of celestial real estate inaccessible to us. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2026 The real estate online search giant, which offers both purchase and rental listings, looked at who was searching for a new place in February. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 San Francisco real estate prices have moderated in recent years but are now the metropolitan area with the second fastest growing annual rent change, according to research from Apartment List. Tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 May 2026 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 8 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

real estate

noun
: property consisting of buildings and land

Legal Definition

real estate

noun
: real property at property

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