parcel+out

  • 21parcel — Synonyms and related words: a certain number, a few, a number, acres, adjunct, allocate, allot, amount, apportion, array, assign, bag, bale, barrel, basket, batch, bind up, bindle, body, bolt, bottle, bouquet, box, box up, budget, bunch, bundle,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22parcel — par|cel1 [ parsl ] noun count 1. ) MAINLY BRITISH a PACKAGE 2. ) a section of a piece of land => PART1 parcel par|cel 2 [ parsl ] (present participle par|cel|ing or par|cel|ling; past tense and past participle par|celed or par|celled) verb… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23parcel — /ˈpasəl / (say pahsuhl) noun 1. a quantity of something wrapped or packaged together, a package or bundle. 2. a quantity of something, as of a commodity for sale; a lot. 3. any group or assemblage of persons or things. 4. a separable, separate,… …

  • 24parcel — par·cel / pär səl/ n: a tract or plot of land Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. parcel I …

    Law dictionary

  • 25parcel — [pär′səl] n. [ME < MFr parcelle < LL * particella, for L particula: see PARTICLE] 1. a small, wrapped bundle; package 2. a quantity or unit of some commodity put up for sale 3. a group or collection; pack; bunch [a parcel of fools] 4. a… …

    English World dictionary

  • 26parcel something out — ˌparcel sthˈout derived to divide sth into parts or between several people • The land was parcelled out into small lots. • More than $2 million was parceled out to beneficiaries. Main entry: ↑parcelderived …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27parcel — ▪ I. parcel par‧cel 1 [ˈpɑːsl ǁ ˈpɑːr ] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT an object or objects, packed together and wrapped up ready to be sent somewhere ; = PACKAGE: • The next lot of parcels is being delivered tomorrow …

    Financial and business terms

  • 28parcel sth out — UK US parcel sth out Phrasal Verb with parcel({{}}/ˈpɑːsəl/ verb (UK ll , US l ) ► to divide something and give the separate parts to different people or at different times: parcel sth out to sb »Information technology is used to parcel work out… …

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  • 29To parcel a rope — Parcel Par cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. Their woes are parceled, mine are general. Shak.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30To parcel a seam — Parcel Par cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. Their woes are parceled, mine are general. Shak.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English