realty

[ ree-uh l-tee, reel- ]

/ ˈri əl ti, ˈril- /

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noun

real property or real estate.

Nearby words

reallocate, really, realm, realpolitik, realtor, realty, ream, reamer, rean, reanalysis, reanimate

Origin of realty

First recorded in 1400–50, realty is from the late Middle English word realte. See real¹, -ty²

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Examples from the Web for realty

Christophe Choo of the realty company Coldwell Banker in Beverly Hills is also convinced Petra is the buyer.
The Mystery of the Spelling Mansion|Nicole LaPorte|June 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Realty demands that Mark McGwire is a fallen hero; his sins bear directly on his supposed heroics.
Who Cares What Tiger Did?|Conor Friedersdorf|November 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We had hugged so long the delusion of each man for himself that we had suffered all realty to be taken from us.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance|William Dean Howells
The realty dealers said that the crowd would never come back, while the leading merchants followed the crowd.
The Turtles of Tasman|Jack London

In this he is aided not only by his brokers, but by realty companies.
Half a Man|Mary White Ovington
His mansion, realty and personalty includes what they have jointly earned as well as that of which he was possessed at marriage.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
Do you realty mean that you think of going there as a servant, Mrs. Conway?
One of the 28th|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for realty

realty

/ (ˈrɪəltɪ) /

noun

another term for real property

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Word Origin and History for realty

realty

1660s, "real estate," from earlier meaning (1540s) "real possession," earlier "reality" (mid-15c.), from real (adj.) + -ty (2). Cf. reality.

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realty

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