real estate noun [U] (especially AmE)

property in the form of land or buildings; the business of buying and selling this:

Many investors sold stock and put their money into real estate.

The group also has interests in packaging and real estate.

The company is trying to raise money for new real estate development projects.

⇨ REALTY

❖ to buy/develop/invest in/own/sell real estate

◆ commercial/residential/retail real estate

• profit
• profitable
• profit and loss account
• profit centre
• profiteer
• profit-making
• profit margin
• profit motive
• profit-sharing
• profit squeeze
• profit-taking
• profit warning
• pro forma
• pro forma invoice
• program
• programmable
• programme
• programmer
• programme trading
• programming
• programming language
• progression
• progressive
• progress payment
• prohibit