parceling
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Definition
Noun: 1. The act of dividing something into parts and distributing those parts: "Parceling" refers to the process of allocating, apportioning, or handing out shares or portions of something according to a plan or system.
Usage
- "Parceling" is a formal or technical term, often used in contexts involving the systematic division and distribution of resources, responsibilities, or land.
- It functions as a singular noun (e.g., ) and can also be spelled as parcelling.
- It describes the action or process itself, not the individual parts that result.
Examples
- The careful parceling of food aid ensured every family in the village received a share.
- The committee oversaw the parceling of research grants to various university departments.
- A major challenge for the new government was the parceling of agricultural land to returning refugees.
Advanced Usage
- "Parceling out": This phrasal verb form is more common than the noun "parceling" in everyday language. It means to distribute something in portions.
- The teacher began parceling out the art supplies to the students.
Variants and Related Words
- Parcel (verb): To divide into portions for distribution (e.g., ).
- Parcel (noun): A wrapped bundle; a package. Also, a portion of land.
- Parcelling (noun): An alternative spelling of "parceling".
- Apportionment (noun): The act of distributing by allotment. A close synonym.
- Allocation (noun): The process or result of distributing resources for a particular purpose.
Synonyms
- Allocation
- Apportionment
- Distribution
- Allotment
- Rationing
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Parcel out: To distribute something in portions or shares.
- The inheritance was parceled out among the three siblings.
Noun
- the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
- the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state