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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Example Sentences
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Home builders and residential real estate proxies are poised for growth as mortgage rates decline and housing starts climb.
From Barron's
Home builders and residential real estate proxies are poised for growth as mortgage rates decline and housing starts climb.
From Barron's
Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom sees the technology transforming the real estate market as autonomous vehicles incentivize people to move from cities to suburbs, continuing the trend started by the pandemic and rise of remote work.
From MarketWatch
Downtown L.A. is doing better than you think it is, but the government needs to do more to energize the city, said one of the region’s longest and most successful real estate leaders.
From Los Angeles Times
Vanessa Scaglione, head of corporate real estate, said this allows introverted staff to listen in and be part of the team without the pressure to engage.
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