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- pronunciation:
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steIt
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noun |
| definition 1: |
An estate is a piece of private land that is usually very large and has a large house on it too. Some estates are so big that they have farms on them or stables to keep horses.
The owner of the estate has many employees who take care of the gardens and the lawns. |
| definition 2: |
An estate is all the property that a person owns or owned. "All the property" means everything of theirs, including money and things like land, houses, cars, jewelry, and furniture. Even pets can be part of a person's estate. We use the word "estate" especially when we are talking about the property that someone leaves behind when they die.
After he died, the old man's estate went to his son.- similar words:
- legacy, property
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| related words: |
class, fortune, ground, property, wealth |
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