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View synonyms for acreage

acreage

[ ey-ker-ij ]

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.



acreage

/ ˈeɪkərɪdʒ /

noun

  1. land area in acres


adjective

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acreage1

First recorded in 1855–60; acre + -age

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Example Sentences

He says, 'Everybody thinks that because I have a place in Montecito, I've got a big ranch and a lot of acreage.

It starts on A1and takes up nearly half the acreage below the fold.

The acreage at Area 13 was fenced off with simple barbed wire.

At low water this is nothing more than a huge acreage of mud, with quicksands beneath.

The tide was out at that time, and the banks of the Orwell are to this day a marvellous acreage of muddy foreshore at low water.

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

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

It is considered a good corn land, but is too light-textured for wheat, although a considerable acreage is devoted to this crop.

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