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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“The business climate remains solid overall,” a top executive at a real estate company told ISM.
From MarketWatch
So, for instance, Scout24 runs an online real estate marketplace in Germany.
From Barron's
The company also would search for reductions in corporate overhead, marketing expenses, procurement, business services and “optimizing the combined real estate footprint.”
From Los Angeles Times
He then pivoted yet again by teaming up with Populis, a “private, invite-only membership” program that offers its members the opportunity to invest in “architecturally-significant real estate programs,” starting with West’s former property.
From MarketWatch
In such a case, which document governs — the prenup, which grants housing to the surviving spouse, or the will, which leaves the real estate to the children?
From MarketWatch
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