estate

/ɪˈsteɪt/
noun 5verb 2adj 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.) land owned by a person/family/organization

ADJ

big, great, large, substantial, vast | small

VERB + ESTATE

have, own

My grandparents had a beautiful estate with gardens and woodland near the coast.

buy

My grandparents bought an estate in the countryside where they grew fruit trees and vegetables.

manage, run

ESTATE + NOUN

employee, manager, owner, worker | management

PREP

on an/the ~

Many families have lived on the estate for generations.

~ of

The family inherited a large estate of several hundred acres in the countryside.

PHRASES

an heir to an estate

When her uncle died, Maria became the heir to a large estate outside the city.

2

(noun.) land with a lot of buildings of the same type

ADJ

large, massive | small | council, housing | private

industrial, trading

Many small businesses have moved to the new trading estate near the airport.

VERB + ESTATE

build

PREP

on an/the ~

Many families grew up on the same estate for generations.

3

(noun.) property that sb leaves when they die

ADJ

personal

VERB + ESTATE

leave

When he died, he left his large estate to his three children.

inherit

When his uncle died, Michael inherited a large estate in the countryside.

own

My grandparents owned a large estate in the countryside for over thirty years.

ESTATE + VERB

be valued at sth, be worth sth

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