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   estate

   /ɪˈsteɪt/

   noun

   • 1. an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization.
   • ▪ an area of land and modern buildings developed for residential, industrial, or commercial purposes: British "Lucy and Tony live on an estate in West London" Similar areasitedevelopmentcomplexpiece of landlandregiontract
   • ▪ a property where coffee, rubber, grapes, or other crops are cultivated: "large coffee estates" Similar plantationfarmholdingforestvineyardranchhaciendapenshambatope
   • 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 assetscapitalwealthrichesholdingsfortunepropertyworthresourceseffectspossessionsbelongingsthingsgoodsworldly goodsstuffchattelsvaluableslegacybequestpersonaltygoods and chattelsinformal:geartrek
   • 3. a class or order regarded as forming part of the body politic, in particular (in Britain), one of the three groups constituting Parliament, now the Lords spiritual (the heads of the Church), the Lords temporal (the peerage), and the Commons. They are also known as the three estates: "the unions are no longer an estate of the realm"
   • ▪ a particular class or category of people in society: dated "the spiritual welfare of all estates of men"
   • 4. a particular state, period, or condition in life: archaic, literary "programmes for the improvement of man's estate" Similar stateconditionsituationpositioncircumstancelotfate
   • 5. short for estate car British

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘state or condition’): from Old French estat, from Latin status ‘state, condition’, from stare ‘to stand’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishESTATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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:

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › estateESTATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › estateEstate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   4. 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.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishestate noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of estate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. estate. noun. /ɪˈsteɪt/ [countable] (British English) an area of land with a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it. on an estate She lives in a tower block on an estate in London.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishESTATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › estateEstate - definition of estate by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishESTATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   ESTATE definition: 1. a large area of land in the countryside that is owned by one person or organization: 2. an area…. Learn more.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › estateEstate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishestate noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    Definition of estate noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › estateestate | meaning of estate in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    estate meaning, definition, what is estate: all of someone’s property and money, esp...: Learn more.