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- Dictionaryestate/ɪˈsteɪt/
noun
- 1. an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization.
- 2. all the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death: "in his will, he divided his estate between his wife and daughter" Similar
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estate. noun. uk / ɪˈsteɪt / us / ɪˈsteɪt / estate noun (PROPERTY) Add to word list. B2 [ C ] a large area of land in the country that is owned by a family or an organization and is often used for growing crops or raising animals:
a. : the degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in land or other property. b (1) : possessions, property. especially : a person's property in land and tenements. a man of small estate. (2) : the assets and liabilities left by a person at death. c. : a landed property usually with a large house on it. d.
Estate definition: a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it. See examples of ESTATE used in a sentence.
An estate is a large area of land in the country which is owned by a person, family, or organization. ...a shooting party on Lord Wyville's estate in Yorkshire. Synonyms: lands, property, area, grounds More Synonyms of estate. 2. countable noun.
1. a large piece of landed property, esp in the country. 2. chiefly Brit a large area of property development, esp of new houses or ( trading estate) of factories. 3. (Law) property law. a. property or possessions. b. the nature of interest that a person has in land or other property, esp in relation to the right of others.
Definition of estate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word estate is mostly used to mean a massive and fabulous house on a big piece of land. When you own an estate, it usually means you have a whole lot of money to go along with it.
