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acre

[ ˈā-kər]

acre

noun

[ˈā-kər]

Definition of acre

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a archaic : a field especially of arable land or pastureland

b 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 Weights and Measures Table

3 : a broad expanse or great quantity
//acres of free publicity

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//The half-acre lot at the corner of New Park and Francis Court sits across from a commercial anchor in the Parkville neighborhood, with Hartford’s only full-service grocery store and a CTfastrak station.
— Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, "Senior housing project proposed at vacant lot next to Parkville Stop & Shop," 13 Nov. 2019
//Ten minutes from TH Wines is Sage Hills, an eight-acre vineyard run by Keenan Thrussell and Zoë Jacoe.
— Emily Schultz, Bon Appétit, "If You Like Wine and Beautiful Views, You Should Probably Go to the Okanagan Valley," 7 Nov. 2019
//The estate, which was built in 2003, sits on a third of an acre lot overlooking the 13th hole of the Sunrise Course, designed by Tom Fazio.
— Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, "Here’s the pitch: Former Marlins ace Carl Pavano lists mansion for $2.75 million," 31 Oct. 2019
//Fisher Park created Council approved on Monday a resolution creating Fisher Park at a half-acre site on the northeast corner of Thornapple Drive and S.O.M. Center Road.
— cleveland, "Mayfield council hears plans for inclusive playground at Parkview recreation complex," 22 Oct. 2019
//There are leaves to rake, scary movies to watch, and houses to be festooned with acres of spiderweb simulacra.
— Wired, "Our 14 Favorite Weekend Deals on TVs, Cameras, and Games," 19 Oct. 2019
//With more than 10,000 acres of developed land across 20 communities, Land Tejas has helped shape the Greater Houston landscape.
— Houston Chronicle, "Land Tejas donates lot for GHBA charity in Sierra Vista," 27 Sep. 2019
//Here’s part of their current state of the state: Wildfire seasons with more than 1 million acres burned (black patches the size of Rhode Island) have increased by 50% since 1990.
— Anchorage Daily News, "Changes to Alaska’s environment are many, and so fast," 21 Sep. 2019
//The California High-Speed Rail Authority is now a player in the agriculture industry with at least 466 acres of land under cultivation, a side effect of having to purchase entire fields just to acquire a corner for the rail route.
— Los Angeles Times, "California bullet train’s mishandling of land deals adds to mounting costs and delays," 16 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of acre

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for acre

Noun

Middle English aker, acre, going back to Old English æcer, going back to Germanic *akraz (whence also, with k geminate in West Germanic, Old Saxon akkar "field," Old High German ackar, Old Norse akr "arable land," Gothic akrs "field"), going back to Indo-European *h₂eǵros, whence also Latin ager, "piece of land, field," Greek agrós, Sanskrit ájraḥ,

Note: This Indo-European noun is traditionally linked to the verbal base *h₂eǵ- "drive (cattle, etc.)" (see agent, on the assumption that *h₂eǵ-ros originally meant "pasture," "fallow land," onto which the cattle were driven, and later developed other senses, as "cultivated field." The semantic plausibility of such a derivation has recently been questioned, however.

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