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Vocabulary Entry
acre
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A unit of area equivalent to 43,560 square feet, used in the U.S. and other countries to measure land.
Example Sentences
"The farm covers 100 acres of fertile land."
"They bought an acre to build their new home."
"This park features ten acres of natural beauty."
"She owns an acre of land near the lake."
V
verb
To measure land in acres or to cultivate land.
Example Sentences
"They plan to acre the new field by next spring."
"He loves to acre the garden each summer."
"After the storm, they had to acre the damaged crops."
"We usually acre the property in the fall."