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par·cel (pär

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. par·celed also par·celled, par·cel·ing also par·cel·ling, par·cels also par·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; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

parcel [ˈpɑːs^əl]

1. something wrapped up; package

2. a group of people or things having some common characteristic

3. (Business / Commerce) a quantity of some commodity offered for sale; lot

4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a distinct portion of land

5. an essential part of something (esp in the phrase part and parcel)

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

1. (often foll by up) to make a parcel of; wrap up

2. (often foll by out) to divide (up) into portions

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to bind strips of canvas around (a rope)

adv

an archaic word for partly

[from Old French parcelle, from Latin particula particle]

Parcel a small amount; a small party; a company or collection of persons, animals, or things; articles for sale, See also bundle.

Examples: parcel of bachelors; of blockheads, 1702; of blood, 1548; of books, 1562; of brutes, 1778; of cocoa, 1897; of crows, 1712; of fair dames, 1588; of diamonds; of wry faces, 1818; of fire, 1864; of hay, 1863; of hens and chickens, 1775; of horses, 1689; of ideas, 1785; of land, 1642; of lies, 1758; of linnets, 1895; of liquor, 1757; of mathematicians; of matter, 1834; of money, 1586; of observations, 1822; of penguins (when walking together), 1615; of people, 1449; of riff-raff, 1811; of sheep, 1780; of soldiers, 1598; of sugar, 1882; of tobacco, 1648; of weather, 1734; of woes.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	parcel - a wrapped container package sheaf, bundle - a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) pack - a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) packet - a small package or bundle
	2.	parcel - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" portion, share apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - 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"
	3.	parcel - an extended area of land parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate center field, centerfield, center - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" left field, leftfield, left - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left" outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases right field, rightfield, right - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed railway yard, railyard, yard - an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines desert - arid land with little or no vegetation oasis - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed breeding ground - a place where animals breed clearing, glade - a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat" field of fire - the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position grounds - a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth industrial park - a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life mud flat - a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide parade ground - an area for holding parades fairground - an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located fairway - a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement park, parkland - a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" picnic area, picnic ground - a tract of land set aside for picnicking public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets toll plaza - an area where tollbooths are located range - a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range" sector - a portion of a military position land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school" subdivision - an area composed of subdivided lots mine field - a tract of land containing explosive mines terrain - a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain" plot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" yard - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
	4.	parcel - a collection of things wrapped or boxed together bundle, package, packet aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole wisp - a small bundle of straw or hay
Verb	1.	parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land" carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
	2.	parcel - cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	3.	parcel - make into a wrapped container wrap, wrap up - arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

parcel

noun

1. package, case, box, pack, packet, bundle, carton They sent parcels of food and clothing.

2. plot, area, property, section, patch, tract, allotment, piece of land These small parcels of land were sold to the local people.

3. group, crowd, pack, company, lot, band, collection, crew, gang, bunch, batch He described them, quite rightly, as a parcel of rogues.

verb

(often with up) wrap, pack, package, tie up, do up, gift-wrap, box up, fasten together We parcelled up our unwanted clothes to take to the charity shop.

parcel something out distribute, divide, portion, allocate, split up, dispense, allot, carve up, mete out, dole out, share out, apportion, deal out The inheritance was parcelled out equally among the three brothers.

Translations

parcel [ˈpɑːsl]

A. N

1. (= package) → paquete m
pass the parcel (Brit) juego infantil en que los niños van desenvolviendo un paquete haciéndolo pasar de mano en mano
see also part A1

2. [of land] → parcela f, lote m

3. (Brit) (= quantity) a parcel of nonsense → una sarta de disparates
a parcel of idiots → una panda de idiotas

B. CPD parcel bomb N → paquete-bomba m
parcel office N → departamento m de paquetes
parcel post N → servicio m de paquetes postales

parcel out VT + ADV → repartir; [+ land] → parcelar

parcel up VT + ADV → empaquetar; (large size) → embalar

parcel [ˈpɑː^rs^əl]

(= package) → colis m parcel shelf

[land] → parcelle f

to be part and parcel of sth → faire partie intégrante de qch

vt → empaqueter

parcel out

vt sep → répartir

parcel up

vt sep → empaqueter
parcel bomb n → colis m piégé
parcel post n → colis m postal
to send sth by parcel post → envoyer qch par colis postal
parcel shelf n (in car) → plage f arrière

parcel

(esp Brit) → Paket nt; to do something up in a parcel → etw als Paket packen; parcel post → Paketpost f; to send something (by) parcel post → etw als Paket schicken

a parcel of land → ein Stück nt → Land

? part N a

parcel [ˈpɑːsl] n (gen) → pacchetto; (larger) → pacco; (of land) → appezzamento (fig) (of fools, liars) → branco; (of lies) → mucchio

parcel out vt + adv (inheritance) → dividere; (land) → distribuire, spartire

parcel up vt + adv → impacchettare, fare un pacco di

parcel [ˈpɑːsl] n (gen) → pacchetto; (larger) → pacco; (of land) → appezzamento (fig) (of fools, liars) → branco; (of lies) → mucchio

parcel out vt + adv (inheritance) → dividere; (land) → distribuire, spartire

parcel up vt + adv → impacchettare, fare un pacco di

parcel

n parcel [ˈpaːsl]

thing(s) wrapped and tied, usually to be sent by post I got a parcel in the post today. pakkie طَرْد، رُزمَة بَريدِيّه колет balíček pakke das Päckchen δέμα paquete pakk بسته paketti colis חֲבִילָה पार्सल paket,zamot csomag bungkusan pakki pacco 小包み 소포 paketas, siuntinys paka; sūtījums bungkusan pakje pakke paczka pacote colet пакет, посылка balík, balíček paket pošiljka paket พัสดุ paket, koli 小包，包裹 пакунок; посилка پارسل، بقچہ bưu kiện 小包，包裹

parcel → علبة balík pakke Paket δέμα paquete paketti colis pošiljka pacco 小包 소포 pakje pakke paczka pacote посылка paket พัศดุ paket gói 小包

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