acreage

Also called: acre, acres

Parcel area in acres; one acre is 43,560 square feet.

The enclosed area of the parcel, in acres — 43,560 square feet each. Area is computed from the plotted corners, so it is only as trustworthy as the closure: a description that misses closure badly will also report the wrong acreage.

Where you'll see it

Surveying Basics

How to Read a Metes and Bounds Description

Deeds are written in their own language. Here is how to walk one line by line — and what the closure math is actually telling you at the end.

Related terms in Closure & Area

closure misclosure precision ratio traverse

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