acreage

noun

acre·​age ˈā-k(ə-)rij 

: area in acres : acres

Examples of acreage in a Sentence

A large portion of the park's acreage is forest.

Recent Examples on the Web

The souring market conditions have brought cling peach acreage down from 19,900 acres in 2014 to 13,300 acres in 2025, according to USDA estimates. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Building fuel capacity The company says the additional acreage will be important as demand for advanced reactor technology grows in the US and allied markets. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Mathon downsized that proposal, and in late June asked to rezone just 98 acres for multifamily development, while dividing the rest of the acreage — much of it with wetlands — between traditional housing and industrial park zones. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

In fact, the extra acreage was so removed from Blue Stone Manor that Medley had long assumed it was owned by someone else. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

acre + -age

First Known Use

circa 1784, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

acreage

noun

acre·​age ˈā-k(ə-)rij 

: area in acres