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
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Etymology
Origin of real estate
First recorded in 1640–45
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The Landover data center site was proposed by Lerner Enterprises, a D.C.-based real estate firm that’s operated by the family that owns the Washington Nationals and has rights to that fallow lot.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The tower was built in 1972 and sold in 2016 to the real estate firm Faring for $46.5 million, according to CoStar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The three stables that house the carriage horses sit on prime real estate in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But the billionaire Republican former real estate mogul has recently been more encouraging towards the Ukrainian leader.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
“He’s going into real estate at Myrtle Beach. We’re moving as soon as you go to college this fall. We’re figuring out what we’ll take and what we’ll leave behind.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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