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acre
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acre
(noun)
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acre
/
ˈ
eɪkɚ/
noun
plural
acres
acre
/
ˈ
eɪkɚ/
noun
plural
acres
Learner's definition of ACRE
[
count
]
:
a measure of land area in the U.S. and Britain that equals 4,840 square yards (about 4,047 square meters)
The house sits/is on two
acres
of land.
They own hundreds of
acres
of farmland.
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sometimes used figuratively
a cheap stunt that got them
acres
of free publicity [=a great amount of free publicity]
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