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parcel something out — divide something into portions and then distribute it. → parcel … English new terms dictionary
parcel 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… … Financial and business terms
parcel out — verb administer or bestow, as in small portions administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks • Syn: ↑distribute, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parcel — ▪ I. parcel par‧cel 1 [ˈpɑːsl 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
parcel — noun 1》 an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post. 2》 a quantity or amount of something, in particular land. verb (parcels, parcelling, parcelled; US parcels, parceling, parceled) 1》 make… … English new terms dictionary
parcel out something — parcel out (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out … New idioms dictionary
parcel out — (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out … New idioms dictionary
parcel — 1 noun (C) 1 especially BrE an object that has been wrapped in paper or put in a special envelope, especially so that it can be sent by mail; package 1 (1) AmE: She tied up the parcel with string. 2 an area of land that is part of a larger area… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
parcel — par·cel / pär səl/ n: a tract or plot of land Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. parcel I … Law dictionary
parcel — ► NOUN 1) an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post. 2) a quantity or amount of something, in particular land. ► VERB (parcelled, parcelling; US parceled, parceling) 1) make (something) into a par … English terms dictionary
