estate
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4.2
- noun
- /ɪˈsteɪt/
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finca
- We need to get to the Sacks estate right now, Vern.
- a country estate
- a large estate
- a landed estate
And then he gets in the car, drives across the estate to where Mark has a home.
- And then he gets in the car, drives across the estate to where Mark has a home.
- Well, he lived in the Marion Davies estate behind the Beverly Hills Hotel.
- So each of these estates was subdivided systematically.
Examples
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And then he gets in the car, drives across the estate to where Mark has a home.
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Mother's house in Moscow will go to him, and the country estate will be our new home.
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I'm retiring to my country estate outside Philadelphia.
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Dougal had been on a nearby estate at the time of the attack.
Fiction book (1991) -
Gavin Harris is stuck on the estate and needs a car.
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The vigneron makes the wine and the estate owner maintains the property.
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She grew up in Althorp Estate, so she had this country style.
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Price was visiting the poet on the Cotswold estate where Spender was living.
Academic text (2011) -
Most church income came from the revenue of its estates and the patronage of landed gentry.
Academic text (1999) -
The beautiful country house stood proudly on the sprawling estate, surrounded by lush gardens and rolling hills.
Synonyms
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1.4
Something that a person or group owns, for example land and buildings
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2.8
Land with buildings on it that people own, like houses or offices
27
5.4
Land and the buildings on it that someone owns
1
5.1
An area of land that someone owns, like a farm or property
1
9.9
Land by a large house or castle that the owner keeps for their own use, not rented to others
A large area of countryside land owned by one family
Compounds
- Specialized
29
4.8
A tax on someone's money and property when they die before their family gets it
- Literature
4
5.7
News organizations like newspapers and TV that watch and report on people in power
4
3.3
Money you borrow to buy or build property that the bank can take if you do not pay
- Specialized
2
3.9
A company that owns buildings or land that make money and sells shares to investors
- Texting
1
4.2
A business that buys, sells, or manages virtual land inside online games
- Formal
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6.1
Things someone owns that can be moved, not land and buildings, like a car or jewelry
- Archaic
A major social group with special political rights in the past, like lords or priests
- Archaic
Church leaders who had special social and political power before the French Revolution
- Specialized
The total value of all property and money a person owns when they die before debts are paid
- Specialized
The money and property left for people after paying debts, funeral, and other costs
- Archaic
Common people in France who are not nobles or priests before the French Revolution
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Estate comes from an old word status meaning 'state' or 'place'. Because it named someone's 'place', estate came to mean a large area of land and the house on it.