The phrase "acquire acreage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the purchase or acquisition of land, particularly in agricultural or real estate contexts.
Example: "The company plans to acquire acreage to expand its farming operations."
Alternatives: "purchase land" or "obtain property".
A smaller number want to acquire acreage a few miles outside the city, but within easy driving distance.
Both companies in recent months have shifted more American production to oil from gas, with Shell acquiring West Texas oil fields from Chesapeake Energy for nearly $2 billion and Exxon Mobil spending $1.6 billion to acquire acreage in the Bakken shale oil field in North Dakota from Denbury Resources.
Norway's Statoil and Canada's Talisman Energy are forming a joint venture to purchase 97,000 acres at Eagle Ford from Enduring Resources for $1.3 billion to and last week Plains Exploration & Production spent $578 million move to acquire acreage in the region.
"His demand for expensive machinery," Hofstadter wrote, "his expectation of higher standards of living and his tendency to go into debt to acquire extensive acreage created an urgent need for cash and tempted the farmer into capitalizing more and more on his greatest single asset: the unearned appreciation in the value of his land".
Environmentalists are also trying to scotch the construction of pipelines that would carry oil sands crude to U.S. refineries from Canada, where the company has sunk $5 billion in recent years to acquire undeveloped acreage.
The two commissioners share qualities beyond longevity, among them an ability to increase the amount of the city's parkland -- only Moses acquired more acreage than Mr. Stern -- and a willingness to use every trick in the book to accomplish their goals.
Acquiring this acreage would advance the Forest Service's master plan that calls for acquiring all of the private land holdings within their forest.
JN: It is hard to compete against majors when it comes to acquiring sizeable acreage and making commitments.
The NPS subsequently acquired additional acreage containing original Ridgely structures, bringing the park to its present 62.04 acre size.
For a bargain price in a buyer's market, they could acquire prime retail acreage all over the country, starting in their London heartland.
