realty
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of realty
First recorded in 1400–50, realty is from the late Middle English word realte. See real 1, -ty 2
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Explanation
The noun realty is another way to talk about real estate or property. If you want to sell or buy a house, it's a good idea to hire a realty agent to help you do it. Buildings, houses, and condominiums are all realty; they're not just places to live, work, or store things, but they're property that belongs to someone. The word realty was first used in the 17th century, from real. Earlier, the term "real property" was a legal term meaning "immovable property," or permanent structures and land that could be bought and sold.
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Mr. Moss and Mr. Litinsky were contestants on Mr. Trump’s realty television show, “The Apprentice,” and went to him in January 2021 with the idea of creating a social media company.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024
About 22% of those sales were all cash, according to data from Lake Superior Area Realtors, a local realty company.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2023
In New York, for-profit nursing homes with related-party realty companies spent 19% more of their operating revenue toward rent in 2020 than did for-profits that leased from unaffiliated firms, KHN found.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2023
The company also will seek to increase racial diversity in its workforce, advertise its services to reach non-white consumers, and require agents and local partner realty firms to attend fair housing training.
From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2022
I can't realty blame her It was so stupid.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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