estate

  • 21estate — n. 1) to administer, manage an estate 2) ( BE) a housing estate 3) (BE) an industrial estate 4) (misc.) to come into an estate ( to inherit smt. ) * * * [ɪ steɪt] manage an estate (BE) a housing estate (BE) an industrial estate to administer… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22estate */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈsteɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms estate : singular estate plural estates 1) British an area where there are many houses, usually built at the same time by the same company. Many estates are owned by local government and have cheap… …

    English dictionary

  • 23estate — n. 1 a property consisting of an extensive area of land usu. with a large house. 2 Brit. a modern residential or industrial area with integrated design or purpose. 3 all of a person s assets and liabilities, esp. at death. 4 a property where… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24estate — /I steIt/ noun 1 (C) BrE an area where houses or buildings of a similar type have all been built together in a planned way: council/industrial/housing etc estate: Rachel was brought up on a bleak post war council estate in Liverpool. 2 (singular) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25estate — /i stayt /, n., v., estated, estating. n. 1. a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it: to have an estate in the country. 2. Law. a. property or possessions. b. the legal position or status of an owner,… …

    Universalium

  • 26estate — es|tate W2S2 [ıˈsteıt] n [Date: 1200 1300; : 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 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27estate — es|tate [ ı steıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 of dead person ▸ 2 area of buildings ▸ 3 rulers of country ▸ 4 situation or state ▸ 5 station wagon 1. ) count or uncount all the property and money that belongs to someone, especially someone who has just died:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28estate — A social stratum to which are attached specific rights and duties sustained by the force of legal sanction. The most obvious examples are the peasants, serfs, burghers, clergy, and nobility of the post feudal states of continental Europe. For… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 29estate — noun 1) the Balmoral estate Syn: property, grounds, garden(s), park, parkland, land(s), territory 2) a housing estate Syn: area, development, complex; Scottish scheme 3) …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 30Estate — All of the valuable things an individual owns, such as real estate, art collections, collectibles, antiques, jewelry, investments and life insurance. The value of a personal estate usually becomes very important upon the death of the person in… …

    Investment dictionary