1. Of or relating to things (such as lands and buildings) that are fixed or immovable (real property) (a real action).
2. Civil law. Of, relating to, or attached to a thing (whether movable or immovable) rather than a person (a real right).
3. Actual; genuine; true (real authority).
4. (Of money, income, etc.) measured in terms of purchasing power rather than nominal value; adjusted for inflation (real wages).