real estate

[ree-uhl, reel]

noun

1. property, especially in land.

   three acres of real estate.

2. real property.

3. available space or capacity.

   A bigger screen will give you extra real estate.

real estate

noun

1. another term for real property

Other Word Forms

• real-estate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of real estate¹

First recorded in 1640–45

Example Sentences

The opposite flank has disappeared under concrete because real estate speculation is driving many landowners to convert agricultural land into building plots.

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The announcement puts an end to the entrepreneur and philanthropist’s first-ever political campaign, which he funded through a fortune amassed in the real estate industry.

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“There are no comps for the Stahl house. It’s incomparable,” said William Baker, architecture director for the real estate firm the Agency Beverly Hills.

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“Sometimes when you’re a real estate developer, I think you have to be tremendously optimistic,” Kroenke told the Los Angeles Times.

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It’s a trade-off between letting that money grow, or investing that $2,300-a-month rent in real estate instead.

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Related Words

• land