- parcel out
- verbadminister 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, ↑administer, ↑mete out, ↑deal, ↑lot, ↑dispense, ↑shell out, ↑deal out, ↑dish out, ↑allot, ↑dole out• Derivationally related forms:↑allotment (for: ↑allot), ↑dispensation (for: ↑dispense), ↑dispenser (for: ↑dispense), ↑deal (for: ↑deal), ↑distribution (for: ↑distribute), ↑distributor (for: ↑distribute), ↑distributer (for: ↑distribute)• Hypernyms: ↑give• Hyponyms:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s something to somebody
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ˌparcel ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they parcel out he/she/it parcels out present participle parcelling out past tense parcelled out past participle parcelled out] phrasal verbto share something among several peopleThesaurus: to share or divide something between peoplesynonymMain entry: parcel* * *
parcel out [phrasal verb]parcel (something) out or parcel out (something) : to divide or share (something) among different people, groups, etc.The money was parceled out [=distributed] to local charities.
We need to stop parceling out the blame for this problem and start working on a solution.
• • •Main Entry: ↑parcel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.