estate
[noun]
Synonyms:
- lands, area, domain, holdings, manor, property
- property, assets, belongings, effects, fortune, goods, possessions, wealth

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Related Words: form, state, bracket, category, footing, level, order, standing, place, position, station, caste, class, farm, ranch, plantation, villa

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English Thesaurus: house, detached house, semi-detached house, terraced house, townhouse, ...

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I. es‧tate S2 W2 AC /ɪˈsteɪt/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: estat; ⇒ state¹]

1. [singular] law all of someone’s property and money, especially everything that is left after they die
sb’s estate
The property is part of the deceased’s estate.

2. [countable] a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner:
a country estate

3. [countable] British English an area where houses or buildings of a similar type have all been built together in a planned way
council/industrial/housing etc estate
⇒ fourth estate, real estate

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II. esˈtate car (also estate) noun [countable]
British English a car with a door at the back, folding back seats, and a lot of space at the back Synonym : station wagon American English

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estate
noun
I. land owned by a person/family/organization
ADJ. big, great, large, substantial, vast | small
VERB + ESTATE have, own The family owns a large estate in the north of the country.
buy Queen Victoria bought the estate in 1848.
manage, run
ESTATE + NOUN employee, manager, owner, worker | management
PREP. on an/the ~ the number of people living on the estate
~ of an estate of 20,000 acres
PHRASES an heir to an estate The young prince is the heir to a vast estate in the west of the country.

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estate
II. land with a lot of buildings of the same type
ADJ. large, massive | small | council, housing | private | industrial, trading The factory is on a large industrial estate on the outskirts of town.
VERB + ESTATE build
PREP. on an/the ~ She lives on a council estate in Leeds.

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estate
III. property that sb leaves when they die
ADJ. personal
VERB + ESTATE leave She left her whole estate to her niece.
inherit She inherited her father's estate.
own He owns personal estate worth $30 million.
ESTATE + VERB be valued at sth, be worth sth

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house a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live in:
Annie and Rick have just bought their first house.
The price of houses is going up all the time.
detached house British English a house that is not joined to another house:
a detached four-bedroomed house
semi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one side
terraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined together
townhouse one of a row of houses that are joined together. In British English, townhouse is often used about a large and impressive house in a fashionable area of a city:
an 18th-century townhouse in Bath
cottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UK:
a little cottage in the country
a thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)
bungalow a small house that is all on one level:
Bungalows are suitable for many elderly people.
country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interest:
The hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.
mansion a very large house:
the family’s Beverly Hills mansion
mobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another place
ranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one level:
a California ranch house
duplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homes
apartment especially American English, flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisements:
His apartment is on the eighth floor.
In London, I shared a flat with some other students.
condominium (also condo informal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in them:
a 10-unit condominium complex
development a group of new houses or other buildings that are all planned and built together on the same piece of land:
The site is to be used for a new housing development.
estate British English an area where a large group of houses have all been built together at the same time:
She grew up on a council estate in Leeds.

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land an area that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses:
This is private land.
They moved to the country and bought some land.
farmland land that is used for farming:
The area is one of gently rolling hills and farmland.
territory land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war:
His plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Chinese territory.
The army was advancing into enemy territory.
the grounds the gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospital:
The grounds of the castle are open to visitors every weekend.
the school grounds
estate a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner:
The film is set on an English country estate.
arrive to get to the place you are going to:
I arrived at the party at around 7 o'clock.
They were due to arrive home from Spain yesterday.
get to arrive somewhere. Get is much more common in everyday English than arrive:
What time do you usually get to work?
I’ll call you when I get home.
reach to arrive somewhere, especially after a long journey:
When we finally reached the port, we were all very tired.
come if someone comes, they arrive at the place where you are:
She came home yesterday.
What time did the plumber say he’d come?
turn up (also show up) informal to arrive somewhere, especially when someone is waiting for you:
I’d arranged to meet Tom, but he never turned up.
roll in informal to arrive somewhere later than you should and not seem worried about it:
Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
get in to arrive somewhere – used especially about people arriving home, or a plane, train etc arriving at an airport, station etc:
I usually get in at around 6 o'clock.
What time did your plane get in?
come in if a plane, train, or ship comes in, it arrives in the place where you are:
We liked to watch the cruise ships come in.

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