acreage

Meanings

• noun

  A unit of land area equal to 43,560 square feet or approximately 0.4047 hectares.

  - "The farmer owns 500 acres of land."
  - "The size of the park is 10 acres."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with acreage
huge , large , page , stage

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Variants

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acreage , acreages

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Etymology

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Old English 'ācra' meaning 'open field' or 'plowed land'

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Trivia

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1. One acre can feed 150-200 people per year.

2. The world's largest single farm, in Russia, covers an area of approximately 1.5 million acres.

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Related Concepts

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1. hectare: Acreage is equivalent to approximately 0.4047 hectares.

2. land: Acreage is a measure of land area.

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Culture

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In agriculture, acreage refers to the total amount of land used to grow crops or raise livestock.

How to Memorize "acreage"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a square field with sides of length 209.7 feet (63.9 meters). This field represents one acre.
   - Visualize a farm with many such fields.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with the size of a football field (approximately 1.32 acres).
   - Think of a farm with acres of crops.

3. mnemonics
   

   - An Acre's a Square: A square field with sides of 209.7 feet (63.9 meters) represents one acre.

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