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

1. 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