homestead act

home·stead act

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohm-sted, -stid akt]
- /ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd ækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohm-sted, -stid akt]
- /ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd ækt/

Definitions of homestead act words

noun homestead act a special act of Congress (1862) that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment, usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms. 1
noun homestead act an act passed by the US Congress in 1862 making available to settlers 160-acre tracts of public land for cultivation 0
noun homestead act (in Canada) a similar act passed by the Canadian Parliament in 1872 0

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homestead act popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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