homestead

noun

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home·stead | \ ˈhōm-ˌsted

, -stid \

Definition of homestead

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : the home and adjoining land occupied by a family

b : an ancestral home

c : house

2 : a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract

homestead

verb

home·stead | \ ˈhōm-ˌsted

homesteaded; homesteading; homesteads

Definition of homestead (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to acquire or occupy as a homestead

intransitive verb

: to acquire or settle on land under a homestead law

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Examples of homestead in a Sentence

Noun They decided to farm the old homestead. Verb They homesteaded the territory in the 1860s.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun What began as a homestead garden eventually grew into a fully operational farm. — Natalie Mcgill, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 So all of his assets are protected by the homestead laws in Florida. — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2022 An old homestead is the site of an annual pig slaughter. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 June 2022 The McPolin barn offers restroom facilities, a historic homestead and a great lawn for a picnic. — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 May 2022 Objectives: Split the value of a homestead, avoid taxes and avoid family squabbles. — William Baldwin, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022 Margaret Sloan Reno grew up the third of four children in a rural Miami-Dade County homestead on the edge of the Everglades, with backyard peacocks, raccoons and donkeys. — Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2022 For those residents who qualify for the homestead reduction, the current and proposed monthly garbage fee is $1 less. — John Benson, cleveland, 20 June 2022 After losing out on several properties due to all-cash offers, many of which were $100,000 over the asking price, the couple purchased a two-bedroom homestead cabin on five acres for $475,000 in February 2021. — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. — courant.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. — courant.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. — courant.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. — courant.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. — courant.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. — courant.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. — courant.com, 17 Sep. 2021 Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. — courant.com, 17 Sep. 2021 See More

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