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acreage Definition

acre·age (ākər ij′, ākrij)

noun

the number of acres in a piece of land; acres collectively

Etymology: acre + -age

acreage Synonyms

acreage

n.

land, grounds, acres, real estate; see area 2, property 2.

acreage Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • sow: We need to protect arable land, especially basic farmland, stabilize the acreage sown to grain, and expand overall grain production capacity.
  • plant: In the United States, planted biotech acreage increased 10 percent in 2004.
  • grow: A growing acreage of Grain Maize is now being harvested.
  • increase: There are already plans to increase the acreage given over to garlic.

Adjective modifier

  • vast: Hood provided a backdrop to the vast acreage of coniferous forest in the Pacific north west of the USA.
  • raw: Investors in raw acreage can be classified as either speculators or developers, as can purchasers of small lots.
  • total: Total acreage under crops in the year 2000 was 11 % lower than in 1990.
  • large: A large acreage of barley is grown for malting used by the brewing industry.
  • small: October 16 th 1816 Post Mill and house with a small acreage to be let.
  • significant: But it would be limited also by the necessity to leave some wilderness tracts of significant acreage unused.

Modifies a noun

  • payment: The acreage payment system, especially if combined with some kind of insurance scheme, would adequately protect farmers ' medium- to long-term interests.

Noun used with modifier

  • biotech: The USDA predicts biotech soybean acreage will increase to 54 million, 3.3 million more than last year.
  • soybean: The USDA predicts biotech soybean acreage will increase to 54 million, 3.3 million more than last year.
  • cotton: In 2004, farmers in the state of Andhra Pradesh grew Bt cotton on 10 % of the cotton acreage.
  • rape: In fact, I'm actually considering putting our entire rape acreage down to the variety for the coming season.
  • exploration: ATI and Northern now hold the largest area of exploration acreage of any UK companies operating in Italy.
  • crop: Uruguay and Romania reported significant growth in biotech crop acreage.

Preposition: of

  • crop: However, the increasing acreage of biotech crops worldwide points to the growing acceptance of GM seeds.
  • land: That increase in output has often had to come from a reduced acreage of land.

Preposition: under

  • crop: Total acreage under crops in the year 2000 was 11 % lower than in 1990.

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