acre 
/ˈeɪkɚ/ noun
plural acres /ˈeɪkɚ/ noun [count] : a measure of land area in the U.S. and Britain that equals 4,840 square yards (about 4,047 square meters)
▪ The house sits/is on two acres of land. ▪ They own hundreds of acres of farmland. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ a cheap stunt that got them acres of free publicity [=a great amount of free publicity]
▪ The house sits/is on two acres of land. ▪ They own hundreds of acres of farmland. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ a cheap stunt that got them acres of free publicity [=a great amount of free publicity]
