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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He ended up working in real estate, and in 1996 founded Evergrande, which threw itself into mass development, building in-demand apartments across China and capitalising on its rapid wealth accumulation.
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
Blake Grunwald’s parents’ home was what real estate agents in California called seventies ranch style—which meant it was long and narrow, dark on the interior, and built on one level.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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