realty

noun

Definition of realtynext
as in property

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Recent Examples of realty Cash to Win holds back roughly 30% of the equity in the departing residence to cover realty commissions, 9% per diem on the funds advanced to the principal, settlement charges and any extension fees. — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026 However, the younger Mandel, who runs a homebuilding and residential realty company, has his own involvement in local government as vice chairman of the Corpus Christi Planning Commission. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2025 The messaging may matter more than the money behind it given the economic realties confronting younger voters, said Carl Luna, a visiting political science professor at the University of San Diego. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 In December of 1968 YLO found that three realty companies in the area (Bissell, Crown, and Romano) were planning to move out all the Puerto Ricans from the community. — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for realty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realty
  1. property
  2. land
  3. estate
  4. real estate
Noun
  • Future solar missions are now going to have to start taking dust into account, said Ayaz, with dedicated detectors designed to measure dust's properties close to the Sun.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • The address of that property, the Carmel Pines Apartments at 1770 Carmel Drive in Walnut Creek, also is listed on a subpoena issued to Contra Costa County.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of property
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  • The oppressive heat wave lands at the same time the nation is observing 250 years since our Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The transfer of 136 acres just south of the community of Westport will mark the first time land managed by the California Department of Transportation has been returned to Indigenous tribes.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of land
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  • Swift recently paid tribute to the Hollywood icon with an entire song on The Life of a Showgirl and licensed imagery and other intellectual property from Elizabeth Taylor's estate for the music video.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Driving into the estate down a dirt track, you’re met with concrete walls that frame the space with gallery-like precision, directing your eyes toward geological features rather than distracting from them.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • The government is also working with private developers, banks and the real estate sector to accelerate temporary and permanent housing solutions.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Delta Air Lines could grab an even bigger piece of prime real estate at the world’s busiest airport through the bankruptcy of a low-cost rival.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of real estate

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“Realty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realty. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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