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 drives—Leonard Wiener

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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 owner of The Armoury, a four-unit men’s retailer with locations in New York and Hong Kong, has acquired his largest brand, named a new creative director and launched a second career as a pseudo real estate developer. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 There’s also an additional $5,768 in monthly real estate taxes, bringing the total baseline carrying costs to just under $10,000 a month. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 Domestic investors have few alternatives with the real estate market, once the main store of household wealth, locked in a multiyear slump. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 An autographed Chicago Bulls jersey worn by Michael Jordan during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals was privately sold to a Miami real estate investor for $14 million, an auction house announced Monday. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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real estate

noun
: property consisting of buildings and land

Legal Definition

real estate

noun
: real property at property

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