homestead
noun
home·stead
| \ ˈhōm-ˌsted
, -stid\
, -stid\
Definition of homestead
(Entry 1 of 3)
2
: a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract
homestead
verb
home·stead
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homesteaded;
homesteading;
homesteads
Definition of homestead (Entry 2 of 3)
: to acquire or occupy as a homestead
: to acquire or settle on land under a homestead law
Homestead
geographical name
Home·stead
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Definition of Homestead (Entry 3 of 3)
city in southeastern Florida southwest of Miami population 60,512
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Other Words from homestead
Verb
homesteader
\ ˈhōm-ˌste-dər
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noun
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noun
Examples of homestead in a Sentence
Noun
They decided to farm the old homestead.Verb
They homesteaded the territory in the 1860s.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Golden was holding an old photograph of the Casey homestead on Franklin Street in Allston. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "For the general’s son, it really is a wonderful life," 29 Aug. 2019 For the owner of a $150,000 home with a $50,000 homestead exemption and no increase in taxable value, the total tax bill from the district would fall from $29.36 to $27.95. — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, "Water district asked to drop plan to cut tax rate and use money to fight sea-level rise," 24 Aug. 2019 Someone who owned a house valued at $100,000 after homestead exemptions would pay $75 a year toward the facility, in addition to their usual city property taxes. — Jerry Fallstrom, orlandosentinel.com, "Eustis charts new identity through $16M sailing and conference center," 22 Aug. 2019 Visit the site of a nearly 200-year-old homestead that belonged to some of northwest Indiana’s first settlers, the Baillys, who are buried nearby. — Lori Rackl, chicagotribune.com, "A guide to catching fall colors at Indiana Dunes National Park: Where to eat, sleep and hike," 19 Aug. 2019 Two people at full strength could barely manage all the chores of a homestead: plowing, sowing, raising fence. — David Canfield, EW.com, "A close read of Inland, the rare novel with a perfect ending," 15 Aug. 2019 This stroll through Murphy Park will feature the history and the trees of the Murphy family homestead. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Sunnyvale community briefs for the week of Aug. 2," 28 July 2019 In the vastness of this continent, there will always be an American settler tradition of a homestead free from intervention and imposition by outsiders, domestic and otherwise. — Bilal Qureshi, Washington Post, "Immigration as reparation for colonialism, climate change and corporate greed," 21 June 2019 That means someone whose home had a taxable value of $100,000 after homestead exemptions would pay roughly $650, or $20 more in city taxes than the previous year. — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, "Most local governments propose same tax rate but will get a windfall thanks to soaring property values," 16 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Martinmaas, whose family homesteaded this land in 1888, said his farm operation lost more than $700,000 last year. — Author: Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News, "Farmers loyal to Trump struggle with impact of trade war," 24 June 2019 History: Drue Bailey, an ex-Confederate soldier tired of wandering the West, homesteaded here in 1869. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Julian: Apple pie and the Old West bring visitors to this mountain town," 28 June 2019 These all head to the historic Nelson Ranch, which was first homesteaded by Richard Clark in 1890 before the Nelson family bought it in 1922. — Heather Balogh Rochfort, The Know, "Mountain biking trails that’ll get you home in time for dinner," 13 June 2019 Farther south, Holzwarth Historic Site spins tales of a German immigrant family that homesteaded the valley in the 1860s. — Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, "Everything to know about Rocky Mountain National Park," 8 May 2019 Will keeps their homesteading all but invisible in Forest Park, a nature preserve in the mountains just west of Portland, Oregon. — Colin Covert, Detroit Free Press, "‘Leave No Trace’ is a moving father-daughter story," 12 July 2018 Will keeps their homesteading all but invisible in a nature preserve just west of Portland. — Colin Covert, kansascity, "‘Leave No Trace’ is a quietly moving story of family love," 12 July 2018 Settlers, alas, chose to name it after Confederate Army surgeon Marshall Clay Woodson, who in 1875 homesteaded near here. — Brian E. Clark, latimes.com, "Two scenic San Diego hikes, mountaintop and seaside," 24 June 2018 With a change to homestead exemptions threatening future APS tax revenue, APS demanded closure of the Eastside TAD and other concessions to support the Gulch deal. — J. Scott Trubey, ajc, "Texts show Bottoms and Atlanta schools negotiating Gulch incentives," 21 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homestead.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for homestead
homestead
noun
English Language Learners Definition of homestead
: a house and the farmland it is on
US
: a piece of government land that a person could acquire by living on it and farming it when the western part of the U.S. was being settled
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homestead
noun
home·stead
| \ ˈhōm-ˌsted
\
\
Kids Definition of homestead
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a home and the land around it
2
: a piece of land gained from United States public lands by living on and farming it
homestead
verb
homesteaded;
homesteading
Kids Definition of homestead (Entry 2 of 2)
: to acquire or settle on public land for use as a homestead