rea

R1E1A1
/ɹeɪ/

proper noun

A female given name.

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

rea1

nounrea (plural reas)

plural reas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rei.

Rea2

proper noun
  1. A female given name.
  2. A river flowing through the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, which flows into the River Tame; in full, River Rea.
  3. A river in Shropshire and co/Worcestershire, England, which flows into the River Teme; in full, River Rea.
  4. A river in Fiordland, Southland region, New Zealand, which flows into Bradshaw Sound; in full, Rea River.

REA3

nounREA (plural REAs)

plural REAs

  1. USabbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of request for an equitable adjustment; in contracting with government entities in the United States, used to indicate that compensation is sought for unexpected costs arising in the fulfillment of a contract.
  2. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of real estate agent.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Ridgefield Education Association.

    “The district and REA met in bargaining sessions on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday this week,” the district said in their statement Thursday.

    2022 September 9, Paradise Afshar, “Washington state school district goes on strike”, in CNN

ReA4

nounReA (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of reactive arthritis.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rea

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Sounds the same

RaeRerayRayWray (pane–pain merger)reRhea (one pronunciation)

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

rea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rea

MLA

“rea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rea.

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