acreage

[ ey-ker-ij ]
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noun
  1. extent or area in acres; acres collectively.

  2. a plot of land amounting to approximately one acre: They bought an acreage on the outskirts of town.

Origin of acreage

1
First recorded in 1855–60; acre + -age

Words Nearby acreage

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How to use acreage in a sentence

  • The acreage, though considerable, is not overwhelming, and there is a range of wild country of endless charm.

    Endymion | Benjamin Disraeli
  • My object will be to obtain a farm of large acreage and poor land, but improvable by better drainage and an outlay of capital.

    Out on the Pampas | G. A. Henty
  • It is considered a good corn land, but is too light-textured for wheat, although a considerable acreage is devoted to this crop.

British Dictionary definitions for acreage

acreage

/ (ˈeɪkərɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. land area in acres

adjective
  1. Australian of or relating to a large allotment of land, esp in a rural area

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