parcel

[ pahr-suhl ]

/ ˈpɑr səl /

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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.

a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land.

a part, portion, or fragment.

verb (used with object), par·celed, par·cel·ing or (especially British) par·celled, par·cel·ling.

to divide into or distribute in parcels or portions (usually followed by out).

to make into a parcel or wrap as a parcel.

Nautical. to cover or wrap (a rope) with strips of canvas.

adverb

Archaic. in part; partially.

OTHER WORDS FOR parcel

3 batch, assortment.

6 mete, apportion, deal, allot.

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Origin of parcel

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French parcelle, from unattested Late Latin particella, fresh formation for Latin particula; see particle, passel

synonym study for parcel

1. See package.

OTHER WORDS FROM parcel

un·par·celed; especially British, un·par·celled, adjectiveun·par·cel·ing; especially British, un·par·cel·ling, adjective

Words nearby parcel

parazoan, parboil, parbuckle, Parca, Parcae, parcel, parcel gilding, parcel-gilt, parceling, parcel out, parcel post

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How to use parcel in a sentence

Prévost got into winemaking with the help of Anselme Selosse back in the late ’90s, and today he makes wines exclusively from his family’s parcel of pinot meunier in Gueux, a few miles outside Reims.
You Should Be Drinking Grower Champagne|Jordan Michelman|February 11, 2021|Eater
“It would allow us to grow the trust over time, one parcel at a time,” said Jobie Masagatani, a DHHL executive.
Hawaii’s Big Fix to Its Housing Shortage for Native Hawaiians? A Casino.|by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|December 24, 2020|ProPublica
The department is using the money to acquire a one-acre parcel in urban Honolulu, where it plans to restore two vacant apartment buildings as rentals for beneficiaries.
The Government Promised to Return Ancestral Hawaiian Land, Then Never Finished the Job|by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|December 19, 2020|ProPublica
He acquired three of the parcels through the city’s Large Lots program, which sold city-owned vacant properties for $1 each.
How a Chicago Political Hangout Went From Bustling to Boarded-Up — Even After the City Promised Help|by Mick Dumke|December 17, 2020|ProPublica

The world’s parcel delivery services are slammed beyond capacity, but it’s not too late to give the gift of knowledge this holiday season.
The 2020 Sweat Science Holiday Book List|Alex Hutchinson|December 16, 2020|Outside Online
In contrast, SIX is clearly part and parcel of the Democratic establishment.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC|Ben Jacobs|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This happens in the art world as well, where it can be more profitable to parcel off pieces of ancient vases.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts|Candida Moss|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The discrimination and slights Abe experiences are “part and parcel of what we are experiencing in the world,” says Akhtar.
Religion, Race, and a Broadway Hit: The Making of ‘Disgraced’|Tim Teeman|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They had wandered up and down, unable to deliver themselves of their parcel.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is part and parcel of the implicit politics of Snap Judgment, which folds the margins of American society into its center.
NPR’s Smooth-Talking Millennial Whisperer|Batya Ungar-Sargon|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She folded them tightly in a handkerchief, and thrust the parcel as far as her arm could reach between the mattress and the bed.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
He saw nothing, heard nothing, but hung upon her as though he was part and parcel of the beloved presence.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
"Now for the other parcel," said Crane, and getting the information as to ownership, he and his companions took buggy to the spot.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
In the purchase of tobacco, it is a principal thing to ascertain how much or how little Temprano a parcel contains.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Industrious junior clerks have put away a parcel of it in each one of their beautiful green filing cases.
Marguerite|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for parcel

parcel

/ (ˈpɑːsəl) /

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 -cels, -celling or -celled or US -cels, -celing or -celed (tr)

(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

Word Origin for parcel

C14: from Old French parcelle, from Latin particula particle

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parcel

In addition to the idiom beginning with parcel

parcel out

also see:

part and parcel

parcel

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Origin of parcel

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