real estate

[ree-uhl, reel]
noun
1.
property, especially in land: three acres of real estate.

Origin:
1705–15

re·al-es·tate, adjective
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real estate
 
n
another term for real property

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real estate

n. May be used for any critical resource measured in units of area. Most frequently used of `chip real estate', the area available for logic on the surface of an integrated circuit (see also nanoacre). May also be used of floor space in a dinosaur pen, or even space on a crowded desktop (whether physical or electronic).
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real estate definition

jargon
May be used for any critical resource measured in units of area. Most frequently used of "chip real estate", the area available for logic on the surface of an integrated circuit (see also nanoacre). May also be used of floor space in a dinosaur pen, or even space on a crowded desktop (whether physical or electronic).
[Jargon File]
(1996-11-06)

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Example sentences
At home, the choice is between savings accounts paying less than inflation or
  real estate with uncertain property rights.
The stink of exhaust, the mind-numbing tedium of traffic, parking lots
  blighting central city real estate.
But, despite the downturn in the housing market, real estate sites are going
  strong.
Some variation may be explained by tax rates and the cost of real estate, wages
  and transport.
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