real estate

Pronunciation

• enPR: /rēl' əstāt"/
• IPA ^(key): /ˈriːl əˌsteɪt/

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Noun

Singular real estate

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Real estate is land, and the buildings on the land.

   Most of the company's money is in real estate.

2. (uncountable) Real estate is the business of buying and selling land, and the buildings on the land.

   A real estate agent helped us to sell our home.

Related words

• estate