a‧cre /ˈeɪkə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: æcer]
1. a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,840 square yards or 4,047 square metres:
They own 200 acres of farmland. a 200-acre wood2. acres of space/room British English informal a large amount of space
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