real estate
Americannoun
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property, especially in land.
three acres of real estate.
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available space or capacity.
A bigger screen will give you extra real estate.
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Origin of real estate
First recorded in 1640–45
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Nine of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors, including real estate and healthcare, traded positively on Tuesday despite the tech slide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Its website used to describe it as a "leading UK real estate agency" with "eight branches" and "170 staff".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Trump, who built a career as a real estate developer, has frequently touted the project, gushing over the sounds of jackhammers and excavation trucks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Her husband has also jumped into the real estate game.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The difference was that there was very little history to work with in the subprime mortgage bond market, and no history at all of a collapsing national real estate market.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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