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real estate meaning

EN[ˈriːl əˌsteɪt]
WReal estate
  • Real estate is "property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals,
  • It is a legal term used in jurisdictions such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, Ghana, Australia, and New Zealand.
  • ^ "Real estate": Oxford English Dictionary online: Retrieved September 18, 2011
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    Definition of real estate in English Dictionary

  • NounPREré-SUF-ate
    1. Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground they are built on.
      1. (informal) Space.
        1. The "Golden Horseshoe" , the commercial and industrial end of Lake Ontario, is the most crowded real estate in Canada.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • They felt that buying more real estate than they already had would be putting all their eggs in one basket.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Real estate prices have come down since the peak of the boom. ‎
        • Real estate prices slumped during the recession. ‎
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Singularia tantum
          • Uncountable nouns
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      1. en real estate owned
      2. en real estate development
      3. en real estate developments
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of real estate for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this idiom "real estate" is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.
      Definiteness: Level 5
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