a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
"The farmer planted fifty acres of corn on his large farm."
a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
"The historical maps show that Acre was once a disputed territory between Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru before it became part of the country."
An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.
"The farmer owned exactly two acres of fertile soil on the edge of the valley."
In plain English: An acre is a standard unit of land area used to measure how much ground you own, roughly equal to five football fields side by side.
"The farmer bought fifty acres of land to grow corn this year."
Usage: Use "acre" to measure large plots of land in the United States and UK, where it equals exactly 43,560 square feet. Avoid confusing this unit with linear measurements like miles when describing farm sizes or property boundaries.
A port city in northern Israel, and the holiest city in the Baha'i Faith.
"Mr. Acre served as the headmaster at his local school."
A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco
A surname.
The word acre comes from Old English, where it originally meant a field where crops are grown. It is related to the word agriculture, sharing a common ancestor that referred to open land or fields.