Dictionary

real estate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɹiːl əˌsteɪt/
• /rēl' əstātʹ/

Etymology

Estate that is real, in the legal sense of "relating to immovable tangible property". This sense of the word ultimately goes back to Latin, where reālis could be used similarly.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built.
   • The "Golden Horseshoe", the commercial and industrial end of Lake Ontario, is the most crowded real estate in Canada. 1982, J. A. Kraulis, Ontario, page 6:
   • This used to be real estate / Now it's only fields and trees / Where? Where is the town? / Now it's nothing but flowers 1988, “(Nothing But) Flowers”, in Naked, performed by Talking Heads:
   • They failed to find any investors for the construction of new real estate on the north side.
2. (informal, uncountable) Space used for a particular purpose.
   • Virtual desktops allow you to stretch your screen real estate well beyond its normal size. 2007, Preston Gralla, Big Book of Windows Hacks:

Forms

Antonyms

chattels · personalty

Deriveds

real-estate · real estate tax · real estate investment trust · real estate owned

Relateds

realtor

Synonyms

real property · immovable property · realty · property

Translations (114)

sq pasuri të paluajtshme (property that cannot easily be moved) · cs nemovitost (property that cannot easily be moved) · mn ᠦᠯᠦ ᠬᠥᠳᠡᠯᠬᠦ ᠬᠥᠷᠦᠩᠭᠡ (property that cannot easily be moved) · nl vastgoed (property that cannot easily be moved) · io terhavajo (property that cannot easily be moved) · de unbewegliche Sache (property that cannot easily be moved) · el διαθέσιμος χώρος (space used for a particular purpose) · sk nehnuteľnosť (property that cannot easily be moved) · id lahan yasan (property that cannot easily be moved) · sl nepremičnina (property that cannot easily be moved) · es arraigo (property that cannot easily be moved) · km អសង្ហារិមៈ (property that cannot easily be moved) · fi maaomaisuus (property that cannot easily be moved) · fa-ira اَمْوالِ غِیْرِ مَنْقول (property that cannot easily be moved) · nl immobiliën (property that cannot easily be moved) · io imoblo (property that cannot easily be moved) · ky кыймылсыз мүлк (property that cannot easily be moved) · ur غَیر مَنْقُولَہ جائِداد (property that cannot easily be moved) · my ထာဝရဥစ္စာ (property that cannot easily be moved) · ur جائِداد (property that cannot easily be moved) · sv fast egendom (property that cannot easily be moved) · hi अचल संपत्ति (property that cannot easily be moved) · chr ᎦᏙ ᎣᏤᎵᎪ (property that cannot easily be moved) · ro imobil (property that cannot easily be moved) · mn гэр байшин газар хөрөнгө (property that cannot easily be moved) · uk нерухо́мість (property that cannot easily be moved) · cmn 房地產 /房地产 (property that cannot easily be moved) · pt bem imóvel (property that cannot easily be moved) · lt nekilnojamasis turtas (property that cannot easily be moved) · kk жылжымайтын мүлік (property that cannot easily be moved) · th อสังหาริมทรัพย์ (property that cannot easily be moved) · cmn 地方 (space used for a particular purpose) · is fasteign (property that cannot easily be moved) · ja 不動産 (property that cannot easily be moved) · hu ingatlan (property that cannot easily be moved) · vi không gian (space used for a particular purpose) · fi alue (space used for a particular purpose) · sh nekretnìna (property that cannot easily be moved) · et kinnisvara (property that cannot easily be moved) · gl ben raíz (property that cannot easily be moved) · nl onroerend goed (property that cannot easily be moved) · tt күчемсез мөлкәт (property that cannot easily be moved) · hy անշարժ գույք (property that cannot easily be moved) · es bien inmueble (space used for a particular purpose) · ky кыймылсыз буюмдар (property that cannot easily be moved) · mn үл хөдлөх хөрөнгө (property that cannot easily be moved) · mk недвижност (property that cannot easily be moved) · ba күсемһеҙ мөлкәт (property that cannot easily be moved) · la rēs solī (property that cannot easily be moved) · es bienes inmuebles (property that cannot easily be moved) · he נדל״ן (space used for a particular purpose) · eo nemoveblaĵoj (property that cannot easily be moved) · fr bien immobilier (property that cannot easily be moved) · he נכסי דלא ניידי (property that cannot easily be moved) · tr emlak (property that cannot easily be moved) · nb fast eiendom (property that cannot easily be moved) · gl ben inmóbel (property that cannot easily be moved) · bg недви́жима со́бственост (property that cannot easily be moved) · ms hartanah (property that cannot easily be moved) · id real estat (property that cannot easily be moved) · uz koʻchmas mulk (property that cannot easily be moved) · vi địa ốc (property that cannot easily be moved) · pt imóvel (property that cannot easily be moved) · de Platz (space used for a particular purpose) · mk недвижнини (property that cannot easily be moved) · it bene immobile (property that cannot easily be moved) · fa-ira اَمْلاک (property that cannot easily be moved) · km អសង្ហារិមទ្រព្យ (property that cannot easily be moved) · fi kiinteistö (property that cannot easily be moved) · tg амволи ғайриманқул (property that cannot easily be moved) · fi tila (space used for a particular purpose) · nn fast eigedom (property that cannot easily be moved) · ar عَقَار (property that cannot easily be moved) · vi bất động sản (property that cannot easily be moved) · ka უძრავი ქონება (property that cannot easily be moved) · fr immobilier (property that cannot easily be moved) · de Immobilie (property that cannot easily be moved) · ko 부동산 (property that cannot easily be moved) · mk недвижности (property that cannot easily be moved) · he נדל״ן (property that cannot easily be moved) · el ακίνητη περιουσία (property that cannot easily be moved) · cmn 餘地 /余地 (space used for a particular purpose) · el ακίνητο (property that cannot easily be moved) · de Spielraum (space used for a particular purpose) · hi भू-संपदा (property that cannot easily be moved) · tr gayrimenkul (property that cannot easily be moved) · uz amlok (property that cannot easily be moved) · pl nieruchomość (property that cannot easily be moved) · da fast ejendom (property that cannot easily be moved) · be нерухо́масць (property that cannot easily be moved) · ca béns immobles (property that cannot easily be moved) · hi स्थावर संपत्ति (property that cannot easily be moved) · ru недви́жимость (property that cannot easily be moved) · km អចលនវត្ថុ (property that cannot easily be moved) · fa-ira مُسْتَغِلَّات (property that cannot easily be moved) · lo ອະສັງຫາລິມະຊັບ (property that cannot easily be moved) · pl plac (space used for a particular purpose) · tg мулки ғайриманқул (property that cannot easily be moved) · sv fastighet (property that cannot easily be moved) · sh некретнѝна (property that cannot easily be moved) · ms harta tanah (property that cannot easily be moved) · az əmlak (property that cannot easily be moved) · mk недвижнина (property that cannot easily be moved) · tl pingkas (property that cannot easily be moved) · el χώρος (space used for a particular purpose) · mn ᠭᠡᠷ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠰᠢᠨᠩ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠬᠥᠷᠦᠩᠭᠡ (property that cannot easily be moved) · es finca (property that cannot easily be moved) · cmn 空間 /空间 (space used for a particular purpose) · az daşınmaz əmlak (property that cannot easily be moved) · es bienes raíces (property that cannot easily be moved) · grc ἔγγειον (property that cannot easily be moved) · lv nekustamais īpašums (property that cannot easily be moved) · es bien raíz (space used for a particular purpose) · cmn 不動產 /不动产 (property that cannot easily be moved)