acre

[ ey-ker ]

/ ˈeɪ kər /

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noun

a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.

acres,

lands; land: wooded acres.
Informal. large quantities: acres of Oriental rugs.

Archaic. a plowed or sown field.

Idioms for acre

forty acres and a mule. mule¹ (def. 11).

Origin of acre

First recorded before 1000; Middle English aker, Old English æcer; cognate with Old Frisian ekker, Old Saxon akkar, Old High German ackar (German Acker ), Old Norse akr, Gothic akers, Latin ager, Greek agrós, Sanskrit ájra-; see also acorn, agrarian, agrestic, agriculture, agro-

OTHER WORDS FROM acre

half-a·cre, noun

Words nearby acre

acr-, acral, acraldehyde, acrania, acrasin, acre, acreage, acred, acre-foot, acre-inch, Acrel's ganglion

Definition for acre (2 of 2)

Acre

[ ah-kruh for 1; ah-ker, ey-ker for 2 ]

/ ˈɑ krə for 1; ˈɑ kər, ˈeɪ kər for 2 /

noun

a state in W Brazil. 58,900 sq. mi. (152,550 sq. km). Capital: Rio Branco.

a seaport in NW Israel: besieged and captured by Crusaders 1191.

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Example sentences from the Web for acre

In a 2018 forest carbon plan, state officials included a goal to treat 60,000 acres a year on non-federal lands, and noted that 500,000 acres was an “aspirational goal.”
California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires|Ula Chrobak|August 27, 2020|Popular Science
Around four million acres burned every year on average, and smoky skies in summer and fall were probably not unusual.
California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires|Ula Chrobak|August 27, 2020|Popular Science
Denver also has thousands of acres of western frontier with views as far as the eyes can see.
Denver: Where the Queer Community is a Mile High|LGBTQ-Editor|July 14, 2020|No Straight News
His attempt to boost farm wages, called the Agricultural Adjustment Act, supposedly "plowed under" every fourth acre.
When America Said No to War|Marc Wortman|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A video shows counselors calling for violent conquering of Jaffa and Acre (Akko).
Propagandize For Israel And Get A Free Ride At College|Orly Halpern|August 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Looking for a rec center with an acre of cardio and weight machines like the ones used at the Beijing Olympics?
The Real College Crisis Isn’t About Student Loan Rates|Patricia Murphy|July 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In 1981, the average price of farmland in Iowa was $2,147 per acre; by 1986, the average farm brought $787 an acre.
Don't Get Too Stressed About the Farm Bubble|Justin Green|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a wooden house of four or five rooms, with an ample veranda, surrounded by an acre of ground fenced in.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Can a living for a family be made from a five acre poultry farm?
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
Not an acre of all the land which lay south of them, Kentucky, but was drenched by blood they spilt.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 3)|Archer Butler Hulbert
In Ireland the cultivated portion of a holding is often no bigger relatively than that work-table on an acre of waste.
About Ireland|E. Lynn Linton
No power in the kingdom could wrest a yard of the highway nor an acre of green sea from the possession of the nation.
Britain for the British|Robert Blatchford

British Dictionary definitions for acre (1 of 2)

acre

/ (ˈeɪkə) /

noun

a unit of area used in certain English-speaking countries, equal to 4840 square yards or 4046.86 square metres

(plural)

land, esp a large area
informal a large amounthe has acres of space in his room

farm the long acre NZ to graze cows on the verge of a road

Word Origin for acre

Old English æcer field, acre; related to Old Norse akr, German Acker, Latin ager field, Sanskrit ajra field

British Dictionary definitions for acre (2 of 2)

Acre

noun

(ˈɑːkrə) a state of W Brazil: mostly unexplored tropical forests; acquired from Bolivia in 1903. Capital: Rio Branco. Pop: 586 942 (2002). Area: 152 589 sq km (58 899 sq miles)

(ˈeɪkə, ˈɑːkə) a city and port in N Israel, strategically situated on the Bay of Acre in the E Mediterranean: taken and retaken during the Crusades (1104, 1187, 1191, 1291), taken by the Turks (1517), by Egypt (1832), and by the Turks again (1839). Pop: 45 600 (2001)Old Testament name: Accho (ɑːˈkəʊ) Arabic name: `Akka (ɑːˈkɑː) Hebrew name: `Akko (ɑːˈkəʊ)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for acre

acre

[ ā′kər ]

A unit of area in the US Customary System, used in land and sea floor measurement and equal to 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters.

单词	acre
释义	acre [ ey-ker ] / ˈeɪ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR acre ON THESAURUS.COM noun a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile. acres, lands; land: wooded acres. Informal. large quantities: acres of Oriental rugs. Archaic. a plowed or sown field. Idioms for acre forty acres and a mule. mule¹ (def. 11). Origin of acre First recorded before 1000; Middle English aker, Old English æcer; cognate with Old Frisian ekker, Old Saxon akkar, Old High German ackar (German Acker ), Old Norse akr, Gothic akers, Latin ager, Greek agrós, Sanskrit ájra-; see also acorn, agrarian, agrestic, agriculture, agro- OTHER WORDS FROM acre half-a·cre, noun Words nearby acre acr-, acral, acraldehyde, acrania, acrasin, acre, acreage, acred, acre-foot, acre-inch, Acrel's ganglion Definition for acre (2 of 2) Acre [ ah-kruh for 1; ah-ker, ey-ker for 2 ] / ˈɑ krə for 1; ˈɑ kər, ˈeɪ kər for 2 / noun a state in W Brazil. 58,900 sq. mi. (152,550 sq. km). Capital: Rio Branco. a seaport in NW Israel: besieged and captured by Crusaders 1191. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acre In a 2018 forest carbon plan, state officials included a goal to treat 60,000 acres a year on non-federal lands, and noted that 500,000 acres was an “aspirational goal.” California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires\|Ula Chrobak\|August 27, 2020\|Popular Science Around four million acres burned every year on average, and smoky skies in summer and fall were probably not unusual. California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires\|Ula Chrobak\|August 27, 2020\|Popular Science Denver also has thousands of acres of western frontier with views as far as the eyes can see. Denver: Where the Queer Community is a Mile High\|LGBTQ-Editor\|July 14, 2020\|No Straight News His attempt to boost farm wages, called the Agricultural Adjustment Act, supposedly "plowed under" every fourth acre. When America Said No to War\|Marc Wortman\|September 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A video shows counselors calling for violent conquering of Jaffa and Acre (Akko). Propagandize For Israel And Get A Free Ride At College\|Orly Halpern\|August 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Looking for a rec center with an acre of cardio and weight machines like the ones used at the Beijing Olympics? The Real College Crisis Isn’t About Student Loan Rates\|Patricia Murphy\|July 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In 1981, the average price of farmland in Iowa was $2,147 per acre; by 1986, the average farm brought $787 an acre. Don't Get Too Stressed About the Farm Bubble\|Justin Green\|April 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It was a wooden house of four or five rooms, with an ample veranda, surrounded by an acre of ground fenced in. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien Can a living for a family be made from a five acre poultry farm? The Dollar Hen\|Milo M. Hastings Not an acre of all the land which lay south of them, Kentucky, but was drenched by blood they spilt. Historic Highways of America (Vol. 3)\|Archer Butler Hulbert In Ireland the cultivated portion of a holding is often no bigger relatively than that work-table on an acre of waste. About Ireland\|E. Lynn Linton No power in the kingdom could wrest a yard of the highway nor an acre of green sea from the possession of the nation. Britain for the British\|Robert Blatchford British Dictionary definitions for acre (1 of 2) acre / (ˈeɪkə) / noun a unit of area used in certain English-speaking countries, equal to 4840 square yards or 4046.86 square metres (plural) land, esp a large area informal a large amounthe has acres of space in his room farm the long acre NZ to graze cows on the verge of a road Word Origin for acre Old English æcer field, acre; related to Old Norse akr, German Acker, Latin ager field, Sanskrit ajra field British Dictionary definitions for acre (2 of 2) Acre noun (ˈɑːkrə) a state of W Brazil: mostly unexplored tropical forests; acquired from Bolivia in 1903. Capital: Rio Branco. Pop: 586 942 (2002). Area: 152 589 sq km (58 899 sq miles) (ˈeɪkə, ˈɑːkə) a city and port in N Israel, strategically situated on the Bay of Acre in the E Mediterranean: taken and retaken during the Crusades (1104, 1187, 1191, 1291), taken by the Turks (1517), by Egypt (1832), and by the Turks again (1839). Pop: 45 600 (2001)Old Testament name: Accho (ɑːˈkəʊ) Arabic name: `Akka (ɑːˈkɑː) Hebrew name: `Akko (ɑːˈkəʊ) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to acre plot, property, estate, acreage, bit, manor, grounds Scientific definitions for acre acre [ ā′kər ] A unit of area in the US Customary System, used in land and sea floor measurement and equal to 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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acre

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Definition for acre (2 of 2)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for acre (1 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for acre

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noun

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Scientific definitions for acre