real estate

[ ree-uhl, reel ]

noun

1. property, especially in land:

   three acres of real estate.

2. real property.
3. available space or capacity:

   A bigger screen will give you extra real estate.

real estate

noun

1. another term for real property

Other Words From

• real-es·tate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of real estate¹

First recorded in 1640–45

Example Sentences

The Agua Caliente were unable to develop their land until the late 1950s due to federal laws, according to the city, so tribal landowners leased plots to Black and Latino workers who were excluded from much of the rest of the city by racist real estate covenants and lending practices.

From Los Angeles Times

As well as being a real estate developer, Witkoff is also a longtime golf buddy of Trump’s.

From BBC

Paula McWaid, a real estate agent of 30 years, had sold many of her Las Posas Estates neighbors their homes, including many now reduced to ash.

From Los Angeles Times

Michael Corley, a real estate broker who’s worked in the city for more than 20 years, told Salon that requiring landlords to pay the brokers they hire would create a system eventually benefiting both renters and landlords.

From Salon

“Landlords cannot pay fees. It’s not in their budgets and they won’t do it,” one real estate broker said at a demonstration of hundreds of real estate brokers at City Hall in June.

From Salon

Related Words

• land