estate
US /ɪˈsteɪt/UK /ɪˈsteɪt/
Definition
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Commercial real estate prices in the financial district have reached an all-time high.
Synonyms
- propertysomething owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
- landholdingownership of land; the state or fact of owning land
Collocations
- Easy real estate agentdescribing real estate agent (any rational or irrational number)
- Medium industrial estatedescribing industrial estate (of or relating to or resulting from industry)
- Hard settle deceased estateto settle deceased estate, meaning to settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- Very Hard executor of the estate probatedescribing executor of the estate probate (a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.