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acreage|ˈeɪkərɪdʒ|
[f. acre + -age.]
Extent or amount of acres; acres collectively or in the abstract. Also attrib. as acreage-rate.
1859Sir J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. 235 (ed. 2) Suitable lands yet to be brought under cultivation may add treble to the present acreage. 1860Times 4 Jan. 10/6 The tenantry paying a small acreage rate. 1871Smiles Character ii. 62 (1876) The cultivable acreage of our country. |