English Words Starting With R

• real estate

  nounB2
  /ˌrɪəl ɪˈsteɪt/Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water.
• real income

  nounB2
  /ˌrɪəl ˈɪŋkʌm/The amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a given amount of money, adjusted for inflation.
• real life

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌrɪəl ˈlaɪf/The actual existence and experiences of people, as opposed to imagination, fiction, or simulation.
• real line

  nounC2 (Very low frequency outside academic/professional mathematics)
  /ˌrɪəl ˈlaɪn/In mathematics, the set of all real numbers represented as a continuous, infinite straight line where each point corresponds to a unique real number.
• real money trade

  nounLow
  /ˌrɪəl ˈmʌni treɪd/The exchange of virtual goods or currency from a video game for real-world, legal tender.
• real number

  nounLow (technical).
  /ˌrɪəl ˈnʌm.bər/Any rational or irrational number; any number that can be found on the number line, including all integers, fractions, and infinite decimals.
• real part

  nounC2
  /ˈrɪəl pɑːt/In mathematics, especially complex numbers, the component that is not multiplied by the imaginary unit i; the non-imaginary component.
• real presence

  nounlow
  /ˈrɪəl ˈprɛzəns/The actual and substantial presence, especially of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist in Christian theology.
• real property

  nounC2
  /ˌrɪəl ˈprɒpəti/Land and anything permanently attached to it, such as buildings and natural resources.
• real storage

  nounLow (technical term)
  /ˈrɪəl ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/The physical main memory (RAM) available to a running computer program.
• real tennis

  nounC1+
  /ˌriːəl ˈtenɪs/An early form of indoor tennis played in an asymmetrical walled court, originating in the Middle Ages.
• real variable

  nounC2
  /ˌrɪəl ˈveə.ri.ə.bl̩/In mathematics, a variable whose possible values are real numbers.
• real wages

  plural-nounC1
  /ˌrɪəl ˈweɪdʒɪz/Wages adjusted for inflation, representing actual purchasing power.
• real world

  nounHigh
  /ˌrɪəl ˈwɜːld/The actual, tangible, and complex environment of practical human experience, as opposed to theories, ideals, simulations, or simplified models.
• real-estate investment trust

  nounC1
  /ˌrɪəl ɪˈsteɪt ɪnˈvɛstmənt ˌtriːt/A company that owns, operates, or finances income-generating real estate.
• real-time

  adjectivenounMedium-High
  /ˌrɪəl ˈtaɪm/Happening, processed, or displayed immediately as events occur, without any noticeable delay.
• real-time strategy

  nounC1
  /ˌrɪəl.taɪm ˈstræt.ə.dʒi/A video game genre characterized by players simultaneously controlling units and making tactical decisions in a continuously unfolding game world, without traditional turn-taking.
• realgar

  nounRare
  /riːˈælɡɑː/A red mineral consisting of arsenic sulfide, historically used as a pigment and in medicine.
• realia

  plural-nounC2
  /reɪˈɑː.li.ə/Objects or materials from everyday life, especially when used as teaching aids in language or cultural instruction.
• realign

  verbC1
  /ˌriː.əˈlaɪn/To change position or arrangement again so that things are in proper order or agreement.

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