acreage

American  

[ay-ker-ij] / ˈeɪ kər ɪdʒ /

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.

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acreage British  

/ ˈeɪkərɪdʒ /

noun

1. land area in acres

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adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of acreage

First recorded in 1855–60; acre + -age

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Example Sentences

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acreage

This agri-stocracy ruled over a part of California equivalent in size to the state of New Jersey, yet like “Downton Abbey” British aristocrats, they were rich in acreage but hard up for cold hard cash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Farmers tend to reduce fertilizer usage in response to higher prices, which reduces future crop yields, or reduces acreage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Now, the sprawling property that served as his longtime family home is preparing for its next chapter, with a $6 million asking price and the possibility of nearly doubling its acreage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Why did all that acreage of space open out wide and through the middle?

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Most of the acreage was maple and beech, some pine, dogwoods, ash; and here and there a glorious hickory.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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