parcel

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.

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 beginning with parcel:
parcel out

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

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n

Definition: group, bunch
Antonyms: none, one

n

Definition: part, piece
Antonyms: whole

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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.

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

I own a parcel of land in Hawaii.

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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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