The acre (/ ˈeɪkər / AY-kər) is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems.

The meaning of ACRE is a field especially of arable land or pastureland. How to use acre in a sentence.

ACRE definition: 1. a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 square yards: 2. a unit for…. Learn more.

May 1, 2025 · Acre, unit of land measurement in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems, equal to 43,560 square feet, or 4,840 square yards. One acre is equivalent to 0.4047 hectare (4,047 square metres).

When surveying land in the United States, the primary, modern definition of an acre is 1/640th of a square mile. That is to say, there are 640 acres in a square mile or a "section". Generally, for survey purposes, there are 36 sections in a township.

a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.

An acre is the area of a rectangle, whose length is one furlong and width one chain. Acre is an English unit of area, which is also used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. It is most often used to describe areas of land. By the official definition it is 4,046.8564224 m 2 (4,840 square yards).

Definition of acre noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (in Britain and North America) a unit for measuring an area of land; 4 840 square yards or about 4 050 square metres. (informal) Each house has acres of space around it (= a lot of space).

An acre is a unit of area equal to 4840 square yards or approximately 4047 square metres.

ACRE meaning: 1. a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 square yards: 2. a unit for…. Learn more.