Definition of extent
1
archaic
: valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation
2 a
: seizure (as of land) in execution of a writ of extent in Great Britain;
also
: the condition of being so seized
b
: a writ giving to a creditor temporary possession of his debtor's property
b
: the point, degree, or limit to which something extends
- using talents to the greatest extent
c
: the amount of space or surface that something occupies or the distance over which it extends : magnitude
- the extent of the forest
