real estate

noun

Definition of real estatenext
as in capacity
the largest number or amount that something can hold the enormous difference in real estate between a high-definition disk and one in standard definition

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Recent Examples of real estate In a reversal, Intel will take the real estate of its 162-acre campus in Folsom off the market, the company confirmed Wednesday. — Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Currently, Simplicity’s AI systems are primarily oriented toward the real estate industry. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Glaser Weil attorney and senior partner Roger Howard, the esteemed Hollywood corporate, real estate and mergers and acquisitions lawyer, died August 29 after a battle with cancer. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Many of these employees have been buying homes, often outdoing rival buyers by offering well above the asking price, real estate agents say. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for real estate
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  1. capacity
  2. volume
Noun
  • Talent flight across many ASEAN economies prevents them from developing the technocratic capacity needed for advanced technology and energy sectors.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The festival, with a capacity of 80,000 people, also was hit with mud and rain in 2023 as many attendees were trapped on its grounds, where vehicle traffic was temporarily limited and some hiked in the mud to nearby towns.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of capacity
Noun
  • Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
  • As a more permanent legacy, the museum has produced companion volumes for each of the three itineraries introduced in 2022, 2024, and 2026.
    — Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of volume

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“Real estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/real%20estate. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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