estate


Definition: Meaning of, estate in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪˈsteɪt;ɛˈsteɪt /

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estate estates
  1. [singular] law all of someone's property and money, especially everything that is left after they die
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  2. [countable] a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner
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  3. [countable] British English an area where houses or buildings of a similar type have all been built together in a planned way
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estate used in phrases

  • Real Estate Investment Trust (noun)
    1. an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market
  • council estate (noun)
    1. an area in a town or city with streets of council houses
  • estate agency (noun)
    1. the business of selling real estate
  • estate agent (noun)
    1. British English someone whose business is to buy and sell houses or land for people [=  real estate agent, realtor American English]
  • estate car (noun)
    1. British English a car with a door at the back, folding back seats, and a lot of space at the back [=  station wagon American English]
  • estate for life (noun)
    1. law an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
  • estate of the realm (noun)
    1. especially in the United Kingdom a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights
  • estate tax (noun)
    1. a tax in the US on the money and possessions of a dead person [↪  inheritance tax]
  • first estate (noun)
    1. the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
  • fourth estate (noun)
    1. the fourth estate newspapers, news magazines, television and radio news, the people who work for them, and the political influence that they have [=  press]
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