acreage

noun

acre·​age ˈā-k(ə-)rij How to pronounce acreage (audio)
: area in acres : acres

Examples of acreage in a Sentence

A large portion of the park's acreage is forest.
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PDFs for each city and county, along with more information and acreage data, are available on Cal Fire’s website. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 Mike Dodge, director of education and market research for John R. Wood Properties in Naples, noted that with the price and acreage adjustment, the price per acre has actually gone up. Laura Layden, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 Market forces remain the prime driver of drilling decisions, and U.S. shale resources have become more expensive to develop as the best acreage has been exhausted. Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Grass Valley’s acreage doubled, while Clearlake’s almost tripled. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acreage

Word History

Etymology

acre + -age

First Known Use

circa 1784, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acreage was circa 1784

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“Acreage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acreage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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acreage

noun
acre·​age ˈā-k(ə-)rij How to pronounce acreage (audio)
: area in acres

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