acre

[ah-kruh, ah-ker, ey-ker] / ˈɑ krə, ˈɑ kər, ˈeɪ kər /

NOUN

piece of land, unit of area

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acreage estate plot property

STRONG

bit grounds manor

Example Sentences

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With a 40,000-square-foot house on 8.5 acres, it was so large that he was physically tired after the full tour, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Combined with TPL’s ownership of nearly one million acres, our collaboration with Bolt is designed to help realize that opportunity.”

From Barron's

The developers, operating jointly as Metropolitan Park, said the project would lead to 25 acres of new public green space, 23,000 union jobs and more than $1.75 billion in community benefits and infrastructure improvements.

From The Wall Street Journal

While she has been downsizing in California, Oprah appears to be intent on growing her extraordinary estate in Hawaii, where she now owns about 1,000 acres in Maui.

From MarketWatch

Today, the house is flanked by newer laboratories and office buildings, but it is still surrounded by acres of green parkland.

From BBC