real estate
property, especially in land: three acres of real estate.
available space or capacity: A bigger screen will give you extra real estate.
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Origin of real estate
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- re·al-es·tate, adjective
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How to use real estate in a sentence
The young Earth lacked continents, but Hawaii-like islands likely provided more than enough real estate for life to take hold, according to Nicholas Hud, a biochemist also at Georgia Tech but who was not involved in the recent research.
Drinking rum and Cokes with friends, running, and stalking online real estate sites.
Just remember that toaster ovens will take up more real estate in your kitchen than a slotted toaster does.
Best toaster: Get perfectly golden slices every time | PopSci Commerce Team | February 10, 2021 | Popular-Science“Vizio was the first mover in realizing they owned the real estate, and Samsung and the others caught on pretty quickly,” said a second streaming executive.
Smart TVs have become the new front in the connected TV platform battle | Tim Peterson | February 8, 2021 | DigidayThe newsrooms found that timber companies, increasingly dominated by Wall Street real estate trusts and investment funds, have benefited from tax cuts that cost counties at least $3 billion over the past three decades.
“We Have Counties in Deep Trouble”: Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost Communities Billions | by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting | February 5, 2021 | ProPublica
Al Qaeda has never managed to carve out a large chunk of real estate to call its own—in Afghanistan it was a guest of the Taliban.
Last week, property owners were beaten by security guards as they confronted a real-estate developer who defrauded them.
When they were students at the University of Calgary they began reading real estate books.
How the Property Brothers Became Your Mom’s Favorite TV Stars | Kevin Fallon | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe group included insurance executives and brokers, real estate developers, and former Hawkeye State legislators.
As a friend once told me, “A chimpanzee could have made money in L.A. real estate—and many did.”
Whenever fixtures annexed to real estate retain the character of personal property they may be mortgaged.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAn offer to sell some real estate was accepted five days afterward, this was held to be within a reasonable time.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAnd stop at the office of the first real estate agent whose sign you see.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret Penrose“Perkins, real estate” faced the travelers from a signboard as they drove into the village.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseOn the other hand a different rule applies between the seller and purchaser of real estate.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for real estate
another term for real property
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