estate

noun
UK: /ɪˈsteɪt/
US: /ɪˈsteɪt/

  1. A large area of land owned by one person or family.

    1. He lives on a large estate. [ ] [ ]
    2. The wealthy family's estate included several houses and farms. [ ] [ ]

  2. All of the things that a person owns when they die.

    1. His estate was left to his children. [ ] [ ]
    2. The lawyer is handling the details of her late father's estate. [ ] [ ]

  3. A residential area planned with similar houses.

    1. They bought a house on the new estate. [ ] [ ]
    2. The housing estate was built on the edge of the town, with uniform houses. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

land property
estate transitive-verb

  1. To leave property to someone in a will.

    1. He has to estate his property. [ ] [ ]
    2. She planned to estate her art collection to a museum after she died. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "estate" in English means: A large area of land owned by one person or family., All of the things that a person owns when they die., A residential area planned with similar houses..

The phonetic transcription of "estate" is /ɪˈsteɪt/ in British English and /ɪˈsteɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "estate": land, property.

Example usage of "estate": "He lives on a large estate.". More examples on the page.