parcelling

par·cel  (pärsl)

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. 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).

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[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.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

parcelling - 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" apportioning, apportionment, parceling, assignation, allocation, allotment grant, subsidisation, subsidization - the act of providing a subsidy distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) deal - the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" rationing - the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline" parcel, portion, share - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"