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 remaining critical habitat acreage is approximately 640,124 acres in Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties. Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025 In Canoe Bay Village, travelers can book cottages with king-size beds, separate living rooms, and screened porches that overlook either Mallard Lake or forested acreage. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2025 Port Washington officials are close to annexing 70% of the site planned for the project On Aug. 6, the council also held a first reading on annexing around 753 acres from the Town of Port Washington, which would bring the total acreage of land annexed since late May to 1,316 acres. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025 After buying the winery, Chuck and Anne McMinn quickly acquired additional acreage and set course for establishing an estate winery. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 July 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 21 Aug. 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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