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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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 There were plants with huge acreage in Spreckels (Salinas Valley), Chino, Oxnard, Hamilton City, Los Alamitos, Santa Ana and Betteravia to name a few. Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025 Hawaii also has the seventh-most national parks and the eighth-most national-park acreage. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025 All this acreage had recently been enrolled in the Nebraska Community Access Partnership, which is part of a new public-access initiative led by Pheasants Forever, with support from onX, Nebraska Environmental Trust, and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 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 30 Oct. 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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