parcel

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parcel

The mail carrier delivers a parcel to the front door.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A collection of things wrapped or boxed together: A package or bundle, often for mailing or transport.
    • An extended area of land: A piece or plot of land, often one that is part of a larger tract.
    • A portion or share: An amount or part of something that has been divided.

  2. Verb:

    • To make into a wrapped container: To wrap something up into a package.
    • To divide into parts or shares: To separate something into portions for distribution or sale.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • She received a parcel from her family overseas. (A wrapped package.)
    • The farmer sold a ten-acre parcel of his land. (A plot of land.)
    • He only understood a small parcel of the complex theory. (A portion or share.)

  • Verb:

    • Please parcel these books for shipping. (To wrap into a package.)
    • The estate was parceled out among the heirs. (To divide into parts.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Part and parcel": An essential or integral part of something.
    • Hard work is part and parcel of becoming a professional athlete.
  • "Parcel of land": A specific, defined piece of land.
    • The developer bought the last vacant parcel of land in the area.
  • "Parcel up": To wrap or package something completely.
    • We need to parcel up the remaining inventory.
Variants and Related Words
  • Parceled (verb, past tense): Divided or wrapped.
    • The land was parceled into smaller lots.
  • Parceling (verb, present participle/gerund): The act of dividing or wrapping.
    • The parceling of the goods took all morning.
  • Parcellation (noun): The process or result of dividing into parcels.
    • The parcellation of the large farm changed the landscape.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Package): Package, bundle, packet.
  • Noun (Land): Plot, lot, tract, piece.
  • Verb (Divide): Allot, allocate, apportion, distribute.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Parcel out: To distribute or divide into shares.
    • The teacher parceled out the art supplies to the students.
  • Parcel up: To wrap or tie something into a parcel.
    • Could you parcel up these documents for the courier?
Related Idioms
  • Part and parcel: An essential or inseparable component.
    • Dealing with criticism is part and parcel of being a public figure.
  • A parcel of rogues: A group of dishonest or mischievous people (archaic/literary).
    • The novel featured a parcel of rogues plotting in the tavern.
parcel

The mail carrier delivers a parcel to the front door.

Noun
  1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
  2. an extended area of land
  3. the allotment of some amount by dividing something
    • death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
  4. a wrapped container
Verb
  1. make into a wrapped container
  2. cover with strips of canvas
    • parcel rope
  3. divide into parts
    • The developers parceled the land

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