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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Darla McKenzie was a retired partner at a Georgia law firm who specialized in real estate law, according to her bio on the website of Morris, Manning & Martin. Liam Quinn, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025 Apart from home and property sales, Douglas Elliman has another successful Florida venture: real estate development, sales marketing and consultancy. Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025 In addition to those penalties, the brothers forfeited real estate property in Dallas, a 2016 BMW 750i and more than $600,000 in currency and bank account funds. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025 Here’s why Trump’s new tariffs are throwing a wrench in Temu and Shein’s rapid rise – opening the door for Amazon The study from First Street found some troubling results for the residential real estate industry, currently valued at $50 trillion. Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 3 Feb. 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 6 Feb. 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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