Definition of acre
1a archaic : a field especially of arable land or pasturelandb acres plural : lands, estate
2 : any of various units of area; specifically : a unit in the U.S. and England equal to 43,560 square feet (4047 square meters) — see weight table
3 : a broad expanse or great quantity acres of free publicity
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Examples of acre in a Sentence
The house sits on two acres of land.
They own hundreds of acres of farmland.
Recent Examples of acre from the Web
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Unlike the easily accessible Trump Tower in New York, the Bedminster club is cushioned by acres of private land, with Mr. Trump’s residence a mile away from the guard booth.
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The Johnson's produce-picking property has 50 of their more than 300 acres planted in strawberries this year, including five strawberry varieties.
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Environmental advocates argued President Barack Obama’s administration rightly walled off development in 11.8 million acres of the reserve home to caribou herds and polar bears -- and those protections shouldn’t be undone now.
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Stephanie Brown, executive director of the Illinois Forestry Association, a group that represents 76,000 landowners who have property of at least 10 acres, said the program is a step in the right direction but covers only 37 counties.
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On July 1, 1980, Congress authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and allocated three acres on the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial for its construction.
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A local investor paid $560,000 for 7 acres in the 1400 block of Industrial Parkway in Mobile County, just outside Saraland, according to Margie Baxter of M.J. Baxter & Associates, who handled the transaction.
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The remaining federal lands of the monument are the 275,000 acres administered by the BLM and the subject of the environmental impact statement.
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With 427 parks in Fairfax that make up a total of 23,400 acres of land and take in 17 million visitors per year, there aren’t enough resources for more aggressive monitoring, local officials say.
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Origin and Etymology of acre
Middle English, from Old English æcer; akin to Old High German ackar field, Latin ager, Greek agros, and perhaps to Latin agere to drive — more at agent
First Known Use: before 12th century
Acre
Definition of Acre
state in western Brazil bordering on Peru and Bolivia; capital Rio Branco area 59,343 square miles (153,698 square kilometers), population 733,559
Acre
playʽAkko
or Old TestamentAccho
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play \ˌtä-lə-ˈmā-əs\Definition of Acre
city and port at the head of a bay on the Mediterranean Sea north of Mount Carmel in northwestern Israel population 37,400
ACRE Defined for English Language Learners
acre
playDefinition of acre for English Language Learners
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: a measure of land area in the U.S. and Britain that equals 4,840 square yards (about 4,047 square meters)
ACRE Defined for Kids
acre
playDefinition of acre for Students
: a measure of land area equal to 43,560 square feet (about 4047 square meters)
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