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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Umansky also enjoys championing the vast team of real estate agents at his luxury firm.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
As her social media and website gained traction, Gantz got connected with the Rental Girl, a boutique real estate brokerage based in L.A. and decided to reinstate her real estate license.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Still, I’ve had a successful career in commercial real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The cutoff from MRED, a Chicago-area real estate listing data provider, is the latest chapter in the continuing industry feud over off-market listings that is once again playing out in court.
From Barron's • May 21, 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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