acre
noun
Simple meaning
A unit used for measuring land area.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈeɪkɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres.
Any of various similar units of area in other systems.
informalusually in the plural
A wide expanse.
A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Bahá'í Faith.
A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
An 'acre' is a standard unit for measuring land area, especially in the US and UK. It's a precise measurement, but people often use it casually to describe large plots of land, like 'a few acres.'
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where you'll really hear it
Real estate listings
“The property includes three beautiful acres of wooded land.”
Farming and agriculture
“Farmers typically plant several acres of corn each season.”
Casual conversation
“My grandparents used to own a full acre for their garden.”
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
- Academic writing
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