estate
0 antonyms and opposites of estate, grouped by meaning.
Noun — A large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
How to use estate
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Etymology
From Old French estat, from Latin status, "condition, standing." A doublet of "state" and "status."
Full origin of estate →Frequently asked questions
What does “estate” mean?
The word “estate” means a large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
How do you pronounce “estate”?
“Estate” is pronounced ih-STAYT (/ɪˈsteɪt/ in IPA).
How do you use “estate” in a sentence?
Here is “estate” used in a sentence: “The family has owned the country estate for three generations.”
What part of speech is “estate”?
“Estate” is a noun.
Where does the word “estate” come from?
The word “estate” comes from Latin. From Old French estat, from Latin status, "condition, standing." A doublet of "state" and "status.".
Is “estate” a common word?
“Estate” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.
How many meanings does “estate” have?
“Estate” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
What is the difference between an estate and a property?
A property is any single owned building or piece of land, large or small — a flat, a house, a shop. An estate is grander: a large area of land, usually with a big main house and often other buildings, held by one owner or family. Every estate is property, but not every property is an estate.
What does 'estate' mean in a will?
This is a separate legal sense. A person's estate is everything they own at the time of death — money, property, possessions, and investments, minus any debts. It is gathered and shared out through a legal process called probate, following the will or, if there is none, the law.
What is a housing estate?
Chiefly in British English, a housing estate is a group of houses planned and built together as a single development. The word also appears in 'industrial estate' or 'trading estate', meaning an area set aside for businesses and factories. Here estate means a planned area of land put to one use.
What is real estate?
Real estate means land together with any buildings on it, treated as property that can be bought, sold, rented, or invested in. The term covers homes, offices, shops, and land itself. It is the everyday word, especially in American English, for the whole business of buying and selling property.