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acre

[ey-ker] / ˈeɪ kər /
NOUN
piece of land, unit of area
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In a 2023 census of 69 preselected sites in the grove, Hanson counted about 2,600 trees per acre in one plot and 14,000 in another.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

On average, it costs around $1,000 to maintain an acre of cocoa farm in Ghana, and many farmers are concerned they might not be able to recoup their investment.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The land was worth about $1,000 to $2,000 an acre back then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

An acre of avocados generates between $12,000 and $15,000 in profits a year, according to Adam Peck, chief investment officer at Milwaukee-based Riverwater Partners.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Using this figure, Kirkby went back to the ancient cobs excavated from Tehuacan Valley and tried to estimate how much grain per acre they would have yielded.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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