parcel vs tract of land

parcel

noun
  • A division of land bought and sold as a unit. 

  • An individual item appearing on an invoice or receipt (only in the phrase bill of parcels). 

  • A package wrapped for shipment. 

  • An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form. 

  • A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry. 

  • A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. 

  • An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. 

verb
  • To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. 

  • To wrap a strip around the end of a rope. 

  • To wrap something up into the form of a package. 

  • To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. 

tract of land

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tract, of, land. 

  • A woman's breast. 

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