acre

a-cre · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (approximately 0.405 hectares).

  2. 2.

    [plural, informal]A large area.

Forms

plural: acres

Related words

See also: area, hectare, land

Etymology

From Old English æcer ("field, cultivated land"), originally meaning the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day.