acreage

noun

acre·​age ˈā-k(ə-)rij How to pronounce acreage (audio)
: area in acres : acres

Examples of acreage in a Sentence

A large portion of the park's acreage is forest.
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The value of rice dropped from $488 per ton to $370, but the total decline also included a slight decrease of acreage, with 6,000 fewer acres harvested in the county. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Now living on their acreage in Oregon’s wine country, Beverly has adapted to her new surroundings. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Stretching across the acreage west and south of the structure are 868 parking spaces. Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 More acreage has been added to the park’s footprint since then, including a decade ago when the city finalized a purchase of 568 acres adjacent to the park in one of the largest parkland acquisitions in the city’s history. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acreage

Word History

Etymology

acre + -age

First Known Use

circa 1784, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acreage was circa 1784

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“Acreage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acreage. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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acreage

noun
acre·​age ˈā-k(ə-)rij How to pronounce acreage (audio)
: area in acres

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