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parcel
[pahr-suhl]
noun
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot.
a group, collection, or assemblage of persons or things.
Synonyms: ,a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land.
a part, portion, or fragment.
verb (used with object)
to divide into or distribute in parcels or portions (usually followed byout ).
Synonyms: , , , ,to make into a parcel or wrap as a parcel.
Nautical.Ìýto cover or wrap (a rope) with strips of canvas.
adverb
Archaic.Ìýin part; partially.
parcel
/ ˈ±èɑ˲õÉ™±ô /
noun
something wrapped up; package
a group of people or things having some common characteristic
a quantity of some commodity offered for sale; lot
a distinct portion of land
an essential part of something (esp in the phrase part and parcel )
verb
(often foll by up) to make a parcel of; wrap up
(often foll by out) to divide (up) into portions
nautical to bind strips of canvas around (a rope)
adverb
an archaic word for partly
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- unparceled adjective
- unparceling adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of parcel1
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
Lincoln Foodbank said it sends out between 150 and 160 food parcels per week, containing at least three days worth of meals for single people, couples, and families.
The drug is being smuggled into the UK through two main routes - concealed in small parcels sent by post, or hidden in lorries and vans arriving via ferries and the Channel Tunnel, the NCA believes.
Gary Huang, president of autonomous vehicle company, Rino.ai, says they discovered a market niche where driverless delivery vans could send parcels from big distribution hubs run by courier companies to local neighbourhood stations.
An operation by police started after a postal worker reported suspicious activity and more than 20 uncollected parcels were seized at a sorting office.
"Smartphones are now part and parcel of the way North Korea tries to indoctrinate people", says Mr Williams.
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