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Corn is the leading food and feed crop of the United States in geographic range of production, acreage, and quantity of product. The vital importance of a large acreage of this crop, properly cared for, therefore, is obvious.
David F. Houston

Meaning of "acreage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACREAGE

acreage  [ˈeɪkərɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACREAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acreage can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ACREAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acre

The acre is a unit of area used in the imperial and U.S. customary systems. It is equivalent to 43,560 square feet. An acre is about 40% of a hectare or about 75% the size of an American football field. The acre is commonly used in the United States, Antigua and Barbuda American Samoa, The Bahamas, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, the Falkland Islands, Grenada, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, India, Jamaica, Montserrat, Myanmar, Pakistan, Samoa, St. Lucia, St. Helena, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos, and the US Virgin Islands. It is commonly used in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, although the metric system is used in legislation. The international symbol of the acre is ac, and is defined as 1/640 of a square mile. The most commonly used acre today is the international acre. In the United States both the international acre and the slightly different US survey acre are in use. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land. One international acre is defined as exactly 4046.8564224 square metres.

Definition of acreage in the English dictionary

The definition of acreage in the dictionary is land area in acres. Other definition of acreage is of or relating to a large allotment of land, esp in a rural area.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACREAGE


amperage
ˈæmpərɪdʒ
anchorage
ˈæŋkərɪdʒ
average
ˈævərɪdʒ
beverage
ˈbɛvərɪdʒ
Beveridge
ˈbɛvərɪdʒ
brokerage
ˈbrəʊkərɪdʒ
Coleridge
ˈkəʊlərɪdʒ
coverage
ˈkʌvərɪdʒ
haemorrhage
ˈhɛmərɪdʒ
harborage
ˈhɑːbərɪdʒ
hemorrhage
ˈhemərɪdʒ
leverage
ˈliːvərɪdʒ
moorage
ˈmʊərɪdʒ
pepperidge
ˈpepərɪdʒ
pierage
ˈpɪərɪdʒ
pilferage
ˈpɪlfərɪdʒ
porterage
ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ
sewerage
ˈsuːərɪdʒ
stockbrokerage
ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkərɪdʒ
vicarage
ˈvɪkərɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACREAGE

acrasia
acrasin
acratic
acre
acre-feet
acre-foot
acre-inch
acred
acres
acrid
acridin
acridine
acridity
acridly
acridness
acriflavin
acriflavine
acriflavine hydrochloride
Acrilan
acrimonies

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACREAGE

advantage
age
brakeage
cakeage
cell lineage
damage
garage
gas mileage
heritage
home page
image
in this day and age
language
lineage
manage
marriage
massage
mileage
patrilineage
peage

Synonyms and antonyms of acreage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acreage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACREAGE

Find out the translation of acreage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acreage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acreage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

面积
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superficie de cultivo
570 millions of speakers

English

acreage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रकबा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مساحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

площадей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

área plantada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোট খেতের পরিমাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

superficie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anbaufläche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地積
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

면적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acreage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diện tích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூழலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लागवडीखालील जमीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzölçümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superficie in acri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

areał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

площ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suprafața
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτάσεων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oppervlakte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

areal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

areal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acreage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACREAGE»

The term «acreage» is very widely used and occupies the 21.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACREAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acreage

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5 QUOTES WITH «ACREAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acreage.
1
Pat Conroy
When I bought a collection of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, I returned home with a bright enthusiasm to begin the long march into the Russian soul. Though I've failed to read either man to completion, they both helped me to imagine that my fictional South Carolina was as vast a literary acreage as their Russia.
2
David F. Houston
Corn is the leading food and feed crop of the United States in geographic range of production, acreage, and quantity of product. The vital importance of a large acreage of this crop, properly cared for, therefore, is obvious.
3
David F. Houston
The most effective step that may be taken to increase the production of these crops is to enlarge the acreage devoted to them in the regions where they are grown habitually.
4
Chris Kilham
On a regular basis, I conduct work in the Amazon, establishing trade for medicinal plants, and working with small communities to improve their economies and to help protect forest acreage.
5
Orville Redenbacher
In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACREAGE»

Discover the use of acreage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acreage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Baby Nurse Bible: Secrets Only a Baby Nurse Can Tell You ...
Read this book, and learn how to maximize your horsekeeping effectiveness with careful planning of facilities and diligent management routines that will keep horses happy, healthy, and safe.
Carole Kramer Arsenault, 2012
2
The Promotion and Licensing of Petroleum Prospective Acreage
This detailed work is based on more than ten years experience in conducting tenders for the licensing of petroleum prospective acreage on behalf of a number of sovereign governments in Europe, Africa and the former Soviet Union.
Michael A. G. Bunter, 2002
3
Acreage Limitation (reclamation Law) Review: Hearings Before ...
Considers legislation to revise acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation laws and exempt Seedskadee irrigation project, Wyo., from excess land provisions.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1958
4
Horsekeeping on a small acreage: facilities design and ...
Covering all the necessary steps - from selecting acreage and designing layout to constructing barn and storage facilities - Hill stresses the importance of considering the behavior, needs, and safety of horses in planning their facilities.
Cherry Hill, 1990
5
2006 Crop Insurance handbook
DO require approval by the AIP (e.g. if an FSA measurement for a field is incorrect, the acreage for the field can be corrected). 2 After the final acreage reporting date, most acreage reports cannot be revised without consent of the AIP [for ...
6
North Carolina's timberland acreage is declining
--Mew survey findings indicate that renewed agricultural activity, continued urban encroachment, and other forest withdrawals have reversed the long upward trend in commercial forest acreage in North Carolina. Cropland retirement and its ...
Herbert A. Knight, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.), 1975
7
Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, Laws and Websites
Acreage allotment — Under provisions of permanent commodity price support law, a farm's acreage allotment is its share, based on its previous production, of the national acreage needed to produce sufficient supplies of a particular crop.
Jasper Womach, Carol Canada, 2000
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of ...
its peanut acreage allotment. [As amended by ACP-1941-3, Dec. 9, 1940; 5 P R. 4889] (d) Potatoes — (1) National goal. The 1941 national goal for potatoes is 3.100,000 to 3,300,000 acres. [As amended by ACP-1941-3, Dec. 9, 1940; 5 F.R.  ...
9
United States Census of Agriculture: 1945: Statistics for ...
If grown with other crops, repun total acreage of mijture Do not report iwcrl corn rn ," kafir, mile, etc., here; total acr and V>E □5 Sorghums for grain, hay or dry forage, silagti, and hoggsd off or grasod Do not include* column* 140 141. Whether ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1946
10
United States Census of Agriculture: 1935: Reports for ...
Rice (rough or paddy) threshed-Farms reporting with ratio of farms reporting to all farms, and average acreage harvested per farm reporting, 1899 t0 1934; acreage with ratio of acreage harvested to total crop land harvested, 1879 to 1934; and ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1936

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACREAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acreage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Soybeans planted on record acreage this year
It also estimated that sugar beet acreage in Minnesota is 430,000 acres, down 10,000 from 2014. Spring wheat planted in the state is estimated ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Weather Impacting Final Acreage Numbers
That's a drop of 300,000 acres from the March intentions report and “is also the lowest corn acreage we've seen in five years,” said Louise ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
3
Arizona cotton acreage slides 75 percent in last 22 years
Over the last two decades plus, cotton acreage in the Grand Canyon State has steadily decreased – from 400,000 to nearly 100,000 acres. «Western Farm Press, Jul 15»
4
Acreage/Grain Stocks reports suggest limited supplies
The Acreage Report indicated that soybean planted acres reached a record high 85.1 million acres – up 2 percent from 2014. Despite the ... «Minnesota Farm Guide, Jul 15»
5
Acreage up from last year for soybeans, peanuts, grain and oats
The planted soybean acreage is 2 percent more than in 2014, with the largest increases found in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Tennessee. «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
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SLV potato acreage down slightly but crop looks good
Like nearly every other crop region in Colorado, the San Luis Valley had more precipitation in May than it had in months, and Jim Ehrlich, ... «The Produce News, Jul 15»
7
USDA grain stocks, acreage estimates supportive for corn, soybean …
The just-released USDA Grain Stocks and Acreage reports provide some important fundamental information for the corn and soybean markets ... «Corn and Soybean Digest, Jul 15»
8
Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge adds acreage, shows off …
Black-tailed deer on Cannery Hill at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Nestucca Bay, river and spit, plus the Nestucca Bay National ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
9
Cotton acreage reaches record low, sorghum acres triple in 2015
Officials said Tuesday they will reassess acreage and forecasts for 2015. “Weather impacted crops across the United States this year,” the ... «Pine Bluff Commercial, Jul 15»
10
AG Report: Acreage, Grains & Stocks Reports Released
Sioux City, IA (ABC9 News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued two reports important reports for farmers, an acreage report and a ... «Siouxland Matters, Jul 15»

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