Meanings
nounacreage (countable and uncountable, plural acreages)
plural acreages
- countableuncountableSize, as measured in acres.
- countableuncountableAn area of land measured in acres.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
Similar
land area
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
- Proto-Germanic*akraz
- Proto-West Germanic*akr
- Old Englishæcer
- Middle Englishaker
- Englishacre
- Englishacreage
Translations
Czech výměra
- výměraland measured in acres
Finnish pinta-ala eekkereinä
- pinta-ala eekkereinäland measured in acres
French acréage
- acréageland measured in acres
German Anbaufläche
- Anbauflächeland measured in acres
Hungarian földterület
- földterületland measured in acres
Irish acraíocht
- acraíochtland measured in acres
Japanese 栽培面積
- 栽培面積 (saibai menseki)land measured in acres
Polish areał, powierzchnia
- areałland measured in acres
- powierzchnialand measured in acres
Portuguese acres
- acresland measured in acres
Spanish superficie medida en acres
- superficie medida en acresland measured in acres
Cite this entry
APA
acreage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acreage
MLA
“acreage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acreage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acreage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acreage.
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