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.
noun
Other Word Forms
- real-estate adjective
Etymology
Origin of real estate
First recorded in 1640–45
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Wall Street analysts forecast VICI’s adjusted funds from operations, a real estate equivalent to operating profit, to grow 10% in 2026.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
And many in San Diego’s real estate industry have opposed the proposal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Will Parker writes about commercial real estate, construction and data centers for The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
These days, being a limelight-seeking senator, swing-state governor, or New York City real estate developer who used to host a reality TV show can do the trick.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
“Apartment rents skyrocket,” the front-page headline declares; they’ve leaped 20.5 percent in Minneapolis in the first three months of 2000 alone, an unprecedented increase, according to local real estate experts.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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