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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"Barring a massive increase in Australian defence expenditure, for which there is little political appetite, facilitating greater US investment in Australian real estate is widely considered to be the most prudent approach to take."
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
Mitsubishi Estate, Mitsui Fudosan, Nomura Real Estate were some of the Japanese firms which Downing Street said had agreed to spend billions over the next five years on infrastructure and real estate projects.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Despite those concerns, real estate, consumer staples and healthcare stocks all ended the week higher, lifted by investors hunting for havens from the chip-stock turbulence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
But the SpaceX IPO will have serious knock-on impacts for real estate in Texas and elsewhere.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026
Under the policy, the Osage reservation would be divvied up into 160-acre parcels, into real estate, with each tribal member receiving one allotment, while the rest of the territory would be opened to settlers.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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