Meaning

12 senses
  1. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

    Anwesen

    име́ниеiménije

    майно́majnó, спа́дщинаspádščyna

    everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

  2. (historical)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 (Estates of the realm).

    Stand

    сосло́виеsoslóvije

    станstan

    a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

  3. The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.

  4. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.

    Gut, Landgut

    уса́дьбаusádʹba

    має́токmajétok

  5. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.

    extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use

  6. (UK, derogatory, sometimes)A housing estate.

  7. An organization's collective information technology resources.

  8. (archaic)State; condition.

  9. (archaic)Status, rank.

  10. (archaic)The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.

  11. (obsolete)A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.

  12. (obsolete)The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.

Examples

188 sentences
  1. My sixty-year-old aunt inherited the huge estate.

    Моя шестидесятирічна тітка успадкувала величезний маєток.

    ruМоя шестидесятилетняя тётка унаследовала огромное состояние.

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  2. He lives on his country estate.

    deEr wohnt auf seinem Landsitz.

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  3. Tom became a real estate agent.

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  4. Tom was a real estate agent.

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  5. Tom is a real estate agent.

    ruТом — агент по недвижимости.

    deTom ist Immobilienmakler.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person:
historical: major social class or order of persons:
(extensive) area of land under single ownership:
Русский
By meaning 3
property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person:
historical: major social class or order of persons:
(extensive) area of land under single ownership:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person:
historical: major social class or order of persons:
(extensive) area of land under single ownership:

Origin

From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), fr

From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.

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Forms

plural: estates
Singularestate
Pluralestates

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use:landlanded estateacresdemesne
  • a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights:estate of the realmthe three estates

Word family

28 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • real estate agent
  • real estate
  • a real estate
  • estate agent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
estate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto