realty

realty — noun

1. land or buildings that someone owns, thought of together as a type of property t

1.名詞B2
釋義

land or buildings that someone owns, thought of together as a type of property that can be bought and sold — used especially in official or business contexts.

例句

The family sold their realty in Florida after the hurricane damaged the house.

uncountable: their realty (not 'realties')

Jabari works for a realty company that specialises in commercial buildings.

attributive use: realty company

同義詞
  • real estate

    the everyday term; far more frequent in speech and general writing

  • property

    broader in meaning — includes both realty and personal possessions

  • land

    narrower — refers specifically to the ground, not the buildings on it

反義詞
  • personal property

    movable possessions (furniture, cars, cash) rather than land or buildings

  • chattels

    a legal term for tangible movable property

文法句型

realty + noun

a piece/parcel of realty

用法筆記

In everyday conversation the phrase 'real estate' is far more common than 'realty'. 'Realty' appears mainly in formal writing, legal documents, and business names (e.g., 'ABC Realty'). It is an uncountable noun — do not write 'realties'.

常見錯誤

❌They bought two realties in the city.
✅They bought two pieces of realty in the city.
💡realty is uncountable and cannot take a plural -s.
❌We need to find a realty.' (meaning a house)
✅We need to find a piece of realty.' or 'We need to find some real estate.
💡realty refers to the category of property, not a specific building.