Acre

What “Acre” means

Noun

1. An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres.
2. An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres.
3. Any of various similar units of area in other systems.
4. A wide expanse.
5. A large quantity.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Germanic *akraz Proto-West Germanic *akr Old English æcer Middle English aker English acre From Middle English acre, aker, from Old English æcer (“field where crops are grown”), from Proto-West Germanic *akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Doublet of agriculture. Cognate with Scots acre, aker, acker (“acre, field, arable land”), North Frisian ecir (“field, a measure of land”), West Frisian eker (“field”), Dutch akker (“field”), German Acker (“field, acre”), Norwegian åker (“field”) and Swedish åker (“field”), Icelandic akur (“field”), Latin ager (“land, field, acre, countryside”), Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “field”), Sanskrit अज्र (ájra, “field, plain”).

Business name ideas with “Acre”

Industries where “Acre” fits

We suggest this word for 18 business types and industries, including:

• Farm
• Farmers Market Stand
• Horse Stable
• Cotton Ginning
• Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
• Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
• Farm Management Services
• Finfish Fishing
• Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
• Hunting and Trapping
• Logging
• Other Marine Fishing
• Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
• Shellfish Fishing
• Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
• Support Activities for Animal Production
• Support Activities for Forestry
• Timber Tract Operations