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parcel

  (pär'səl) pronunciation
n.
  1. Something wrapped up or packaged; a package.
  2. A plot of land, usually a division of a larger area.
  3. A quantity of merchandise offered for sale.
  4. A group or company; a pack: “this youthful parcel of noble bachelors” (Shakespeare).
tr.v., -celed also -celled, -cel·ing -cel·ling, -cels -cels.
  1. To divide into parts and distribute: parceled out the land to their three children.
  2. To make into a parcel; package.
  3. Nautical. To wind protective strips of canvas around (rope).

[Middle English, from Old French, portion, from Vulgar Latin *particella, diminutive of Latin particula, diminutive of pars, part-, part.]


 
 

1. Piece of property under one ownership; lot in a Subdivision.

2. Package sent through a common carrier.

3. To distribute or separate into parts, as in ‘to parcel out.'

 

A piece of property under one ownership; a lot in a subdivision.
Example: In order to construct the highway, the state must acquire parts of parcels A and C in Figure 136. Parcels B and D are unaffected.

 
Thesaurus: parcel
also parcel out

noun

    A piece of land: lot, plot, tract. See territory.

phrasal verb - parcel out

    To give out in portions or shares: deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, dole out, portion (out), ration (out), share. Slang divvy. See collect/distribute.

 
Idioms: parcel

Idioms beginning with parcel:
parcel out

In addition to the idiom beginning with parcel, also see part and parcel.


 
Antonyms: parcel

n

Definition: group, bunch
Antonyms: none, one

n

Definition: part, piece
Antonyms: whole


 
Architecture: parcel

Of land, a contiguous land area which is considered as a unit, which is subject to a single ownership, and which is legally recorded as a single piece.


 
Word Tutor: parcel
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - The allotment of some amount by dividing something; A wrapped container; An extended area of land.

pronunciation I own a parcel of land in Hawaii.

 
Wikipedia: parcel (disambiguation)

Parcel can refer to:

See also: parcel post
  • In real estate a parcel is "a contiguous area of land described in a single description by a deed or other instrument or as one of a number of lots on a plat or plan, separately owned and capable of being separately conveyed. In other words, a parcel is a unit of land under unified ownership (with or without buildings)."
See also: Lot (real estate)
  • In atmospheric science, a parcel is a theoretical container of air that can be followed as it evolves over time.
See also: atmospheric thermodynamics

 
Translations: Translations for: Parcel

Dansk (Danish)
n. - pakke, parti, samling
v. tr. - pakke ind, udstykke, sende af sted

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    brevbombe
  • parcel out    fordele
  • parcel up    pakke ind

Nederlands (Dutch)
pakje, perceel, partij, deel, pakket, gedeeltelijk, verdelen, (touw) smarten

Français (French)
n. - paquet, colis, parcelle, (Fin) paquet, (fig) tas
v. tr. - emballer

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    colis piégé
  • parcel out    parceller, partager, lotir, répartir
  • parcel up    mettre en paquets, emballer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Paket, Parzelle
v. - verpacken

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    Paketbombe
  • parcel out    aufteilen
  • parcel up    einwickeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δέμα, πακέτο, δεματάκι, τεμάχιο, παρτίδα (εμπορευμάτων κ.λπ.), οικόπεδο ή αγροτεμάχιο που ανήκει σε ευρύτερη έκταση
v. - πακετάρω, συσκευάζω (σε δέμα)

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    πακέτο με βόμβα
  • parcel out    διαμοιράζω
  • parcel up    πακετάρω, συσκευάζω (σε πακέτα)

Italiano (Italian)
lotto, pacco, pacco postale, impacchettare

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    pacco bomba
  • parcel out    lottizzare
  • parcel up    impaccare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - encomenda (f), pacote (m), parcela (f)
v. - parcelar, embrulhar, lotear

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    carta-bomba
  • parcel out    dividir, distribuir
  • parcel up    embrulhar

Русский (Russian)
участок, пакет, посылка

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    посылка со взрывчаткой
  • parcel out    распределять, раздавать
  • parcel up    упаковывать

Español (Spanish)
n. - parcela, lote, paquete, bulto, partida
v. tr. - empaquetar, envolver, embalar

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    paquete-bomba
  • parcel out    parcelar, repartir
  • parcel up    empaquetar, embalar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - paket, packe, kolli, bunt, styckegods, (varu)parti, jordlott, tomt
v. - dela, stycka, packetera

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
小包, 包裹, 一批, 一群, 一块, 一片, 一宗, 打包, 捆扎

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    包裹炸弹
  • parcel out    划分, 分配
  • parcel up    把...包起来

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小包, 包裹, 一批, 一群, 一塊, 一片, 一宗
v. tr. - 打包, 捆紮

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    包裹炸彈
  • parcel out    劃分, 分配
  • parcel up    把...包起來

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 꾸러미, 소포, 한 무리, 일부분
v. tr. - 꾸러미로 하다, 나누다, 범포 오라기로 감다

idioms:

  • parcel out    분배하다
  • parcel up    뭉뚱그리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 包み, 小包, 小荷物, 一区画, 群れ, 一組
v. - 分割する, 包みにする

idioms:

  • parcel bomb    小包爆弾
  • parcel out    分ける
  • parcel up    小包にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حزمه, رزمه, صرة, طرد بريدي, علبه, باكيت, جزء (فعل) يحزم, يرزم, يصر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבילה, מגרש, חבורה, כמות שנידונה בעסקה אחת‬
v. tr. - ‮עטף כחבילה, חילק למנות, ציפה (חבל) ברצועות קנבוס‬


 
 

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