real estate

noun

1

: property in buildings and land

2

: space, capacity

her desktop real estate

the limited real estate on hard drives

—Leonard Wiener

Synonyms

• capacity
• complement
• cubage
• volume

Examples of real estate in a Sentence

She works in real estate.

the enormous difference in real estate between a high-definition disk and one in standard definition

Recent Examples on the Web

The pair launched their own real estate brokerage firm, Official, in 2022, according to Business Insider. —Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024

The actor has 12 real estate properties and multiple luxury cars and three yachts, per the business website. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

When she's not focused on building her real estate career, Vanessa is working on her swimwear brand. —Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Raj Kumar and Kishin RK—the father and son partners behind one of Singapore’s biggest commercial landlords—are setting up a family office in Abu Dhabi to tap growing real estate and asset management opportunities in the Middle East. —Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

real estate

noun

: property consisting of buildings and land

Legal Definition

real estate

noun

: real property at property