acre
noun
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Definition of acre
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Acre
geographical name (1)
, -(ˌ)krā
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Definition of Acre (Entry 2 of 3)
Acre
geographical name (2)
, ˈā-kər, ˈä-krə
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or New Testament Ptolemaïs \ ˌtä-lə-ˈmā-əs
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Definition of Acre (Entry 3 of 3)
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The house sits on two acres of land. They own hundreds of acres of farmland.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Some of the 37 acres is wetlands, hence the wildlife. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "$2.5M restored Oakland Township mansion is on 37 acres," 14 Sep. 2019 The city consisted of 477 acres and had a population of 6,123. — Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Dayhoff: Westminster had electricity, and a yellow light, in 1964 but much has changed since," 7 Sep. 2019 Hidden Pond is the 30th property acquired for a total of more than 23,000 acres. — Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, "Hidden Pond Preserve latest conservation land in Orange County providing glimpses of Old Florida," 22 Aug. 2019 He was paid a reported $75,000 for the use of 600 acres of his land, though reports on the exact sum differ. — Ray Cavanaugh, Time, "Max Yasgur Rented Out His Farm for Woodstock. His Neighbors Sued Him," 14 Aug. 2019 The half-acre-lot estate has four bedrooms, 4½ bathrooms and was built this year. — Ebony Day, azcentral, "Scottsdale home with modern farmhouse-style design sells for $2.4M," 5 Aug. 2019 Forsythe and his wife, Kylie, are selling their four-bedroom, two-bath home on a quarter-acre lot in one of Plainfield’s older developments, which dates to 1997. — Ben Casselman, BostonGlobe.com, "Home buyers and sellers just shrug as mortgage-interest deduction nearly vanishes," 4 Aug. 2019 The 8,400-square-foot house sits on a half-acre lot in Vienna’s 19th district. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "In Vienna, a Villa Built for a Brewing Bigwig," 10 July 2019 By 2011, the average number of acres burned by wildfire each year had dropped from 22 million in 1944 to just 6.6 million. — Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian, "A Brief History of Smokey Bear, the Forest Service’s Legendary Mascot," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'acre.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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