real
173
6.4
- adjective
- /riːəl/
- Specialized
:
real
- We should quit this job and find ourselves some real employment.
- real rate
- real terms
- real prices
dollars that have gone into the search yielded, in real terms, nothing.
- dollars that have gone into the search yielded, in real terms, nothing.
Examples
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Manchester United are bottom of the First Division facing the real prospect of relegation.
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Coal prices are lower now in real terms than they were in the late 1950s.
Academic text (1999) -
Right now, we need to focus on the real money.
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Until the second we started making real money.
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There has also been a real slide in the value of the Syrian lira since 1985.
Academic text (1999) -
Thus, the women who dressed deerskins contributed in a very real way to Creek productivity.
Academic text (1990) -
During the 1980s, Latin America's real per capita output declined by nearly 1% per year.
Academic text (1990) -
The region was overwhelmed by high inflation, rising unemployment, falling real wages, increasing debt burdens, and liquidity shortages.
Academic text (1990) -
Coal prices are lower now in real terms than they were in the late 1950s.
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When calculating the real cost of living, we must consider inflation.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
A joking phrase that shows old ideas about how men should act
Compounds
- Specialized
77
3.7
The time when you get information at once, for example stock prices or a heart rate
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
- Formal
1
9.9
The belief that the bread and wine used in a church service really become Christ's body and blood
- Specialized
1
6.3
Total value of a country's goods and services using prices that ignore inflation
- Texting
1
4.2
A business that buys, sells, or manages virtual land inside online games
- Specialized
Total value of goods and services a country makes measured with prices kept the same over time
- Offensive
A small armed Irish group that uses bombs and guns to oppose peace talks
- Slang
A person who feels very close to a character from a book or show and often acts like them
- Formal
A type of socialism that focuses on practical goals used in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
- Specialized
Working with data fast enough to keep up with another action without delay
How Real
- Specialized
173
6.4
- Specialized
29
6.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Real in economics uses the same idea of 'true' value from Latin res 'thing', so 'real' wages or prices show the money's true buying power after you take out inflation.