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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SYDNEY—City-center offices appear more resilient than suburban real estate to job cuts that artificial intelligence could bring to Australia’s white-collar workforce.
“Everybody wants to come to this building, and everybody who does has a transcendental experience,” David Arena, the bank’s head of real estate, said last year.
Fears of widespread disruption from artificial intelligence recently reached a tipping point, hitting stocks in industries as disparate as freight, insurance, asset management, healthcare, real estate and even biotechnology.
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It helps that their rates don’t need to cover the cost of Manhattan real estate or salaries, they say.
The property on Indian Creek Island would mark the first significant real estate investment that Zuckerberg has made in Florida in many years.
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