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acreage

/ˈeɪk(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/

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."

Rhymes
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huge , large , page , stage
Variants
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acreage , acreages
Etymology
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Old English 'ācra' meaning 'open field' or 'plowed land'


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.


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.


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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