Acres — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊlɪθ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌŋkuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌŋkuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊlɪθ/.

Examples

the family owned a large estate on Long Island

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demesne Akko acre Accho Acre landed estate estate land Akka

Parts of Speech

noun	extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use “the family owned a large estate on Long Island”
noun	a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
noun	a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
noun	a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hektar

umfangreicher Grundbesitz (insbesondere auf dem Land), der dem Eigentümer zur eigenen Nutzung gehört

🇮🇹Italian

acri

vasta proprietà fondiaria (soprattutto in campagna) conservata dal proprietario per uso proprio

🇳🇱Dutch

hectare

uitgestrekte grondbezit (vooral op het platteland) dat door de eigenaar voor eigen gebruik wordt bewaard

🇷🇺Russian

акры

обширная земельная собственность (особенно за городом), оставленная владельцем для собственного пользования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकड़

व्यापक भू-सम्पत्ति (विशेषकर देश में) मालिक द्वारा अपने उपयोग के लिए रखी जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

একর

বিস্তৃত ভূমি সম্পত্তি (বিশেষ করে দেশে) মালিক তার নিজের ব্যবহারের জন্য ধরে রেখেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏக்கர்

விரிவான நில சொத்து (குறிப்பாக நாட்டில்) உரிமையாளரால் தனது சொந்த பயன்பாட்டிற்காக தக்கவைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎకరాలు

యజమాని తన స్వంత ఉపయోగం కోసం నిలుపుకున్న విస్తృతమైన భూమి ఆస్తి (ముఖ్యంగా దేశంలో).

🇮🇳Marathi

एकर

मालकाने स्वतःच्या वापरासाठी राखून ठेवलेली विस्तृत जमीन मालमत्ता (विशेषतः देशात).

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકર

વ્યાપક જમીનની મિલકત (ખાસ કરીને દેશમાં) માલિક દ્વારા તેના પોતાના ઉપયોગ માટે જાળવી રાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಕರೆ

ಮಾಲೀಕರು ತಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಂತ ಬಳಕೆಗಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಭೂ ಆಸ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏക്കറുകൾ

ഉടമസ്ഥൻ സ്വന്തം ഉപയോഗത്തിനായി കൈവശം വച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന വിപുലമായ ഭൂസ്വത്ത് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് രാജ്യത്ത്).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਏਕੜ

ਵਿਆਪਕ ਜ਼ਮੀਨੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ) ਮਾਲਕ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਲਈ ਰੱਖੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایکڑ

وسیع زمینی جائیداد (خاص طور پر ملک میں) مالک نے اپنے استعمال کے لیے رکھی ہوئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

英亩

业主保留供自己使用的大量土地财产（尤其是在乡村）

🇯🇵Japanese

エーカー

所有者が自分の使用のために保持している広大な土地（特に田舎）

🇰🇷Korean

에이커

소유자가 자신의 사용을 위해 보유하고 있는 광범위한 토지 재산(특히 국내)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mẫu Anh

tài sản đất đai rộng rãi (đặc biệt là ở trong nước) được chủ sở hữu giữ lại để sử dụng cho riêng mình

🇹🇭Thai

เอเคอร์

ทรัพย์สินที่ดินกว้างขวาง (โดยเฉพาะในประเทศ) ที่เจ้าของเก็บไว้เพื่อใช้เอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

hektar

kepemilikan tanah yang luas (terutama di dalam negeri) yang disimpan oleh pemiliknya untuk digunakan sendiri

🇵🇭Filipino

ektarya

malawak na lupang ari-arian (lalo na sa bansa) na pinanatili ng may-ari para sa kanyang sariling paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

ekar

harta tanah yang luas (terutama dalam negara) yang disimpan oleh pemilik untuk kegunaan sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فدان

ممتلكات واسعة النطاق من الأراضي (خاصة في البلاد) يحتفظ بها المالك لاستخدامه الخاص

🇮🇷Persian

هکتار

دارایی زمینی وسیع (به ویژه در کشور) که توسط مالک برای استفاده خود نگهداری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dönüm

sahibi tarafından kendi kullanımı için tutulan geniş arazi mülkiyeti (özellikle ülkede)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דונם

רכוש קרקע נרחב (במיוחד בארץ) שנשמר על ידי הבעלים לשימוש עצמי

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The primary meaning of 'acres' is 'extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use'.

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