ACRE-TAX, a tax laid on land at so much per acre. In some places this is also called acre-shot. Impositions on lands in the great level are to be raised by a proportionable acre-tax, 20 Car. II. cap. 8.—An acre-tax of 2s. 6d. per acre, for draining Hadenham-level, 13 Geo. I. cap. 18.