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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She said later getting TPS allowed her to become a certified nursing assistant, and she now works as a medical coordinator while owning a nail salon and three real estate properties.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The bank, which focuses on real estate investment loans, accounted for 18% of Orix’s assets as of fiscal 3Q, with profit contribution of just 3% over the nine months of the FY.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Alongside a shirtless profile photo, he describes himself in his bio as a father and "Fayetteville NC based real estate investor".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Retail investors have also been trading defensive sectors — including consumer staples, utilities and real estate — more actively, according to Citi’s data.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
In 2004 he began to buy insurance on companies he thought might suffer in a real estate downturn: mortgage lenders, mortgage insurers, and so on.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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