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real estate

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re·al estate  (rl, rl)
n.
Land, including all the natural resources and permanent buildings on it.
real-es·tate adj.
real estate
n
(Law) another term for real property
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.real estatereal estate - property consisting of houses and land
immovable, real property, realty
belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
land - the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
dead hand, mortmain - real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
Translations
real estate n (Am) → beni mpl immobili
real estate n (Am) → beni mpl immobili


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Besides a variety of powerful causes not existing here, and which favor in that country the pretensions of rank and wealth, no person is eligible as a representative of a county, unless he possess real estate of the clear value of six hundred pounds sterling per year; nor of a city or borough, unless he possess a like estate of half that annual value.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
m from a kick--an' just startin' in for real estate.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
From the extravagant value placed upon the article, I verily believe, that with a bushel of common Liverpool salt all the real estate in Typee might have been purchased.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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