the number of acres in a piece of land; acres collectively
Origin of acreage
acre + -age
noun
The definition of acreage is an amount of land that is determined by using the measurement of “acres.” 43,560 square feet equals one acre.
An example of usage of the word acreage is asking how much land is part of a potential farm purchase.
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noun
Area of land measured in acres.
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Sentence Examples
- The rye crop was 148,000 bushels, and the acreage 11,000.
- I have enough acreage and cattle to absorb some of the loss.
- In 1900, 88.9% of its farm acreage was devoted to hay and forage crops, being more than doubled in the decade.
- Combined with his 120 adjoining acreage, it was a good start.
- In 1909 the acreage of hay alone was 675,000 acres, and the crop was 844,000 tons, valued at $11,225,000.
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