real estate

noun

1
: property in buildings and land
2
: space, capacity
her desktop real estate
the limited real estate on hard drivesLeonard Wiener

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 Beyond his involvement in media, Koo has diversified his interests into other lucrative ventures, including his acquisition of a high-end Chinese restaurant, Ming House, as well as savvy real estate investments. Faye Bradley, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024 Experts say that could mean lower costs for home buyers, but also changed business strategies for real estate agents, who suddenly would have to charge whatever the market will bear. Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024 For years, the conventional wisdom in the residential real estate market was to list your home for sale in the spring. Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024 The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 4 even if the property may have been sold earlier. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 The company, founded in 2018, is supported by investors including Canon Electronics Inc., IHI Aerospace Engineering Co., real estate contractor Shimizu Corp. and the Development Bank of Japan. TIME, 13 Mar. 2024 Commercial real estate and investment firm JLL represented the landlord, Phase 3 Real Estate Partners, in the lease, while AnaBios was represented by Newmark. Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024 In Washington, about 19% of downtown commercial real estate is currently vacant. Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024 His off-duty passions fairly leap off the 258 pages of transcript — particularly real estate and automotive vehicles. Peter Baker, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'real estate.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of real estate was circa 1642

Dictionary Entries Near real estate

Cite this Entry

“Real estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20estate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

real estate

noun
: property consisting of buildings and land

Legal Definition

real estate

noun
: real property at property

More from Merriam-Webster on real estate

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!