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real property

real property

7 3.9
Land and buildings that cannot be moved
  • noun
  • /ˈriːəl ˈprɒpərti/
  • Formal
translation icon : propiedad inmobiliaria
  • Investing in real property can provide a steady source of income through rental payments.
  • real property rights
  • real property law
  • real property taxes

But one way to avoid this is to have a will that clearly states where your real property is to go once you pass away.

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Examples

  • The package is intended to give people a personal stake in maintaining real property and to generate badly needed housing capital.

    Academic text (1992)
  • There is a better way; New Yorkers need real property tax relief now.

    Blog text (13)
  • But one way to avoid this is to have a will that clearly states where your real property is to go once you pass away.

  • West of the line, real property was predominantly subject to private ownership.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The reservation is an interest in real property and is transferable.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In 1870, fewer than 8 percent of black heads of households owned any real property.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Yeah, all the real property comes to $700,750, to be sold and split, 50-50.

  • First, the local government can compensate the landowner to acquire and preserve the real property.

    Academic text (2001)
  • When you buy a house, you are purchasing real property that includes the land and any buildings on it.

  • She inherited a large amount of real property from her grandparents, including several farms and a city apartment.

Synonyms

property
vsreal property
1.4

Something that a person or group owns, for example land and buildings

is narrower, referring specifically to land and things permanently fixed to it
real estate
vsreal property
490 2.8

Land with buildings on it that people own, like houses or offices

is the legal term for land and permanently attached structures not movable possessions
realty
vsreal property
  • Specialized
27 5.4

Land and the buildings on it that someone owns

is a formal or alternative legal name stressing immovable land and attachments

Antonyms

personal property
  • Specialized
16 3.1

Things a person owns that can be moved, like furniture or jewelry

Surface Forms

real property singular

Morphology

real + property

The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'real' (here with the legal sense 'relating to land/immovable') modifies 'property', yielding 'property consisting of land and permanently attached structures'. Although the usage is legal/formal register and may be unfamiliar, the meaning is predictable for a learner who knows the constituent senses as given.

Etymology

Real property The legal term real property comes from an older use of real and property, where real meant things tied to the land and property meant things you own. It gives a clear image of land and buildings fixed in one place, so 'real property' means 'land' and anything permanently attached to it.