hectare

or hek·tare

[ hek-tair ]

noun

1. a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, are, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. : ha

hectare

/ ˈhɛktɑː /

noun

1. one hundred ares. 1 hectare is equivalent to 10 000 square metres or 2.471 acres ha

Word History and Origins

Origin of hectare¹

From French, dating back to 1800–10; hect-, are ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of hectare¹

C19: from French; see hecto- , are ²

Example Sentences

An alternative way is to look at the number of farms that are bigger than about 200 hectares, because at average land prices that would be enough to mean inheritance tax was due.

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The World Food Programme meanwhile said there was “extraordinary concern for Lebanon's ability to continue to feed itself” because thousands of hectares of farmland across the south of the country had been burned or abandoned.

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In 2019 the Wall Street Journal reported on what it said was a leaked agreement between Cambodia and China to lease 77 hectares of the base for 30 years.

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Approximately 1,200 hectares of land, impacting more than 300 working farms would be required for the construction of the full 85km A5 carriageway.

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Around 107,000 hectares of farmland have been washed away - a statistic that is causing concern as Nigerians are already struggling under steep increases in food costs.

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