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acre

[ey-ker] / ˈeɪ kər /
NOUN
piece of land, unit of area
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The company produces steady cash flows from the royalty payments it gets from companies that drill for natural gas across its 3.4-million acre portfolio, and pays it back to shareholders.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Scientists estimate the site is home to roughly 5.5 million individual bees concentrated within a 1.5 acre area.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Growers planted more than 37,000 new acres of pistachios in 2016, the most recorded by the ACP, and remained in the five-digit acre range until 2024, when new plantings leveled off, dropping below 2011 levels.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The expansive Spanish-style abode is located in the tony Spanish Oaks community of the Texas city and offered four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, as well as just over one acre of land.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Right in front of her, out of the fog, the island materialized—-an acre of pine trees, boulders, and snow with a black sand beach: If the island had a name, she didn’t know it.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan



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