parcel

par·cel

 (pär′səl)

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, par·cel·ing, par·cels also par·celled or par·cel·ling

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 perə- in Indo-European roots.]

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parcel

(ˈpɑːsəl)

n

1. something wrapped up; package

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

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

4. (Physical Geography) a distinct portion of land

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

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

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

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

8. (Nautical Terms) nautical to bind strips of canvas around (a rope)

adv

an archaic word for partly

[C14: from Old French parcelle, from Latin particula particle]

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par•cel

(ˈpɑr səl)

n., v. -celed, -cel•ing (esp. Brit.) -celled, -cel•ling, n.

1. an object or objects wrapped or packed up to form a small bundle; package.

2. a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot.

3. a group or assemblage of persons or things.

4. a distinct, continuous tract of land.

5. a part, portion, or fragment.

v.t.

6. to divide into or distribute in portions (usu. fol. by out).

7. to make into or wrap as a parcel.

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

adv.

9. Archaic. in part; partially.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French parcelle < Vulgar Latin *particella, for Latin particula; see particle]

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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.

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parcel

– package – packet

1. 'parcel' and 'package'

A parcel or package is an object or group of objects wrapped in paper, that can be carried somewhere or sent by post. The two words have almost exactly the same meaning in British English, but a parcel usually has a more regular shape than a package.

Charities sent parcels of food and clothes to the refugees.

I am taking this package to the post office.

In American English, package is usually used rather than 'parcel'.

2. 'packet'

In British English, a packet is a small container in which a quantity of something is sold. Packets are either small boxes made of thin cardboard, or bags or envelopes made of paper or plastic.

There was an empty cereal packet on the table.

Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.

In American English, a container like this is usually called a package or pack.

A packet of or a package of something can refer either to the container and its contents, or to the contents only.

The shelf was stacked with packages of rice and dried peas.

He ate a whole a packet of biscuits.

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parcel

Past participle: parcelled
Gerund: parcelling

Imperative

parcel

parcel

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Thesaurus

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" yard - a tract of land where logs are accumulated
	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"

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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

1. (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.

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parcel

noun

A piece of land:

lot, plot, tract.

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.

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Translations

طَرْدٌطَرْد، رُزمَة بَريدِيّه

balíčekbalík

pakke

PäckchenPaket

δέμα

paqueteparcela

paketti

colispaquet

pošiljka

pakki

impacchettarepaccoparcellaplicolotto

小包

소포

sūtījums

pakje

pakke

paczka

pacote

передачапосылка

paketzavitek

paket

พัสดุ

paketkoli

gói

小包包裹

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

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parcel

[ˈpɑː^rs^əl]

n

(= 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 → empaqueterparcel bomb n → colis m piégéparcel post n → colis m postal
to send sth by parcel post → envoyer qch par colis postalparcel shelf n (in car) → plage f arrière

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

parcel

n

(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

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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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

parcel

(ˈpaːsl) noun

thing(s) wrapped and tied, usually to be sent by post. I got a parcel in the post today. pakkie طَرْد، رُزمَة بَريدِيّه колет pacote balíček das Päckchen pakke δέμαpaquete pakk بسته paketti colisחבילה पार्सल paket, zamot csomag bungkusan pakki pacco 小包み 소포 paketas, siuntinys paka; sūtījums bungkusan pakjepakkepaczka پارسل، پنډ كې، بخڅه، برخه، ټوټه ( دمځكې 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

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parcel

→ طَرْدٌ balík pakke Paket δέμα paquete paketti colis pošiljka pacco 小包 소포 pakje pakke paczka pacote посылка paket พัสดุ paket gói 小包

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• I'd like to send this package (US)
  I'd like to send this parcel (UK) → أُريدُ أَنْ أُرْسِلَ هَذا الطَرْدَ → Chtěl bych poslat tenhle balík → Jeg vil gerne sende denne pakke → Ich möchte dieses Paket verschicken → Θα ήθελα να στείλω αυτό το δέμα → Quisiera enviar este paquete → Haluaisin lähettää tämän paketin → Je voudrais envoyer ce colis → Želim poslati ovaj paket → Vorrei spedire questo pacco → この小包を送りたいのですが → 이 소포를 보내려고요 → Ik wil dit pakje graag versturen → Jeg vil gjerne sende denne pakken → Chciałbymwysłać tę paczkę → Eu queria enviar este pacote → Я хочу отправить эту посылку → Jag skulle vilja skicka det här paketet → ฉันอยากส่งพัสดุนี้ → Bu paketi postalamak istiyorum → Tôi muốn gửi bưu kiện này → 我要寄这个包裹
• How much will it cost to send this package? (US)
  How much is it to send this parcel? (UK) → بِكَمْ إِرْسالُ هَذا الطَرْدَ؟ → Kolik bude stát zaslání tohoto balíku? → Hvor meget vil det koste at sende denne pakke? → Wie viel kostet der Versand dieses Pakets? → Πόσο κοστίζει να στείλω αυτό το δέμα; → ¿Cuánto cuesta enviar este paquete? → Paljonko tämän paketin lähettäminen maksaa? → C'est combien pour envoyer ce colis ? → Koliko dođe slanje ovog paketa? → Quanto costa spedire questo pacco? → この小包を送るのにいくらかかりますか？ → 이 소포 보내는 데 얼마예요? → Wat kost het om dit pakje te versturen? → Hvor mye koster det å sende denne pakken? → Ile kosztuje wysłanie tej paczki? → Quanto custa para enviar este pacote? → Сколько будет стоить отправка этой посылки? → Hur mycket kostar det att skicka det här paketet? → ราคาส่งพัสดุใบนี้เท่าไร? → Bu paket kaça gider? → Gửi bưu kiện này mất bao nhiêu tiền? → 这个包裹邮资是多少？

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