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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But fortunes reversed in 2020, when new regulations from Beijing seeking to limit excessive borrowing in the real estate sector complicated Evergrande's ability to make payments.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Although Kushner chose not to officially rejoin his father-in-law’s second administration, he is serving, along with Trump’s real estate buddy Steve Witkoff, as its special diplomatic envoy.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
He also has been ordered by an arbitrator to pay $1.34 billion to Laguna Beach real estate mogul Mohammad Honarkar in a separate civil fraud case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The nation of 117 million people, a U.S. treaty ally and former colony, sits on some of the most strategic real estate in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
More than sixty million dollars’ worth of real estate was built here last year, he said, and it’s all because of the World’s Fair.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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