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IELTS BNC: 4933 COCA: 7729

parcel

1 parcel /ˈpɑɚsəl/ noun
plural parcels
1 parcel
/ˈpɑɚsəl/
noun
plural parcels
Learner's definition of PARCEL
[count]
: a section or area of land一块土地;一片土地
: a box or large envelope that is usually given, sent, or delivered to a person包裹
see picture at mail

part and parcel of

see 1part
2 parcel /ˈpɑɚsəl/ verb
parcels US parceled or British parcelled US parceling or British parcelling
2 parcel
/ˈpɑɚsəl/
verb
parcels US parceled or British parcelled US parceling or British parcelling
Learner's definition of PARCEL

parcel off

[phrasal verb]
parcel (something) off or parcel off (something)
: to divide (something, such as land) into separate, smaller parts especially in order to sell it(尤指为出售)分成部分

parcel out

[phrasal verb]
parcel (something) out or parcel out (something)
: to divide or share (something) among different people, groups, etc.分开,分享(某事物)

parcel up

[phrasal verb]
parcel (something) up or parcel up (something) British
: to wrap (something) or put (something) into a box in order to mail it to someone打包(以便邮寄)
IELTS BNC: 4933 COCA: 7729

parcel

1 of 4

noun

par·​cel ˈpär-səl How to pronounce parcel (audio)
1
: a tract or plot of land
a parcel of real estate
2
a
: a wrapped bundle : package
The parcel was shipped today.
b
: a unit of salable merchandise
a parcel in an auction
3
: a company, collection, or group of persons, animals, or things : lot
The whole story was a parcel of lies.
a parcel of giddy young kids Mark Twain
4
a
: fragment, portion
sold his stocks by parcels
b
: a volume of a fluid (such as air) considered as a single entity within a greater volume of the same fluid

parcel

2 of 4

verb

parceled or parcelled; parceling or parcelling ˈpär-s(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce parcel (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to divide into parts : distribute
often used with out
2
: to make up into a parcel : wrap
3
: to cover (something, such as a rope) with strips of canvas or tape

parcel

3 of 4

adjective

parcel

4 of 4

adverb

archaic
: partly

Example Sentences

Noun a parcel of real estate her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The 60-foot-tall structure, taller than most four-story buildings, sits on a parcel enclosed by a half mile of 6-foot-tall, wrought-iron fencing completely enclosing its perimeter. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2022 The Berkeley Inn, known to Geyer’s generation as a fleabag hotel, once stood on the parcel of land. Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 Roughly 21 homes could be built on the parcel, Ms. Levinson said. Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2022 Marion County’s Health and Hospital Corporation closed on the parcel last month after a years-long plan to purchase the property, offering $3.8 million to the land’s previous private owner based in Chicago. Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2021 Its planned next project is the construction of two single-family homes on a parcel in Hingham, according to Beth Lyons, the group’s executive director. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021 In 2016, the tribe asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs to permit the operation on the parcel, located about seven miles southwest of the village, according to Wednesday’s decision. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2021 Sitting on nearly 4 acres in the heart of the Ruxton community, this 6,516-square-foot property is the site of two homes on a single parcel of land, including one of the original homes in the neighborhood. Michelle Deal-zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022 An additional parcel, with an apple orchard, is also being sold separately. E.b. Solomont, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
Verb
That's because GameStop makes use of the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) standard, which uses a Bittorrent-like hashing system to parcel out copies of uploaded files across multiple server nodes. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2022 Lenders typically parcel out leveraged loans to institutional investors such as collateralized loan obligation managers and mutual funds, as well as to other banks. Laura Cooper, WSJ, 9 June 2022 Part and parcel with that was his understanding that a documentary – a cinematic rendering of his story – is very different from a YouTube video. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 7 Apr. 2022 In Odisha, the state’s commission has earmarked common household items such as stools, kettles and lamps to parcel out. Rajesh Roy, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2022 Networks often parcel out bits and pieces of big interviews and stories over their various platforms. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2022 The benefit children provide to a society is similarly difficult to parcel out. Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 26 Nov. 2021 The NGDVs have more cargo room than the LLVs and are built to carry more packages, as the Postal Service pivots its focus from mail to parcel delivery. Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021 Now, if Victor Oladipo is able to return, then the Heat could effectively parcel out those remaining available Caleb games. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2021
Adjective
The current record, of $147 million, was for a multi-parcel purchase by investor Barry Rosenstein. Amy Dobson, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 While parcel demand for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail peaks was higher than expected, the threat of industrial action caused customers to divert holiday packages to other companies, Royal Mail said in a statement. Anthony Palazzo, Bloomberg.com, 29 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun, Verb, Adjective, and Adverb

Middle English, from Anglo-French parcele, from Vulgar Latin *particella, from Latin particula small part — more at particle

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parcel was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 4933 COCA: 7729
parcel

noun¹

1 (especially BrE) something wrapped in paper, etc.包裹 see also package ADJECTIVE | VERB + PARCEL | PARCEL + VERB | PARCEL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVElarge大包裹little, small小包裹We left little parcels outside each person's door.我們在每個人的門口放了些小包裹。brown-paper牛皮紙包裹gift-wrapped, tissue-wrapped, etc.禮品式包裝的、薄綿紙包裝的等包裹clothing, food衣物/食物包裹VERB + PARCELpost, send郵寄/寄送包裹deliver投遞包裹The courier tried to deliver a parcel yesterday but I'd already left.快遞員昨日想投遞一個包裹,但我已經離開了。get, receive收到包裹collect收取包裹She went to collect her parcel from the depot.她去庫房領取包裹。wrap, wrap sth in打包;把⋯包在包裹裏open, unwrap打開/拆開包裹PARCEL + VERBarrive包裹到達This morning a parcel arrived containing a signed copy of his new book.今天上午到了一個包裹,裏面有一本他簽過名的新書。contain sth包裹裏有⋯PARCEL + NOUNdelivery包裹投遞a parcel-delivery business包裹投遞業務tape (BrE) 打包膠帶I sealed up the box with brown parcel tape.我用棕色膠帶封上了那個箱子。bomb (BrE) 郵包炸彈A young girl was injured by a parcel bomb.一個小女孩被郵包炸彈炸傷。PREPOSITIONin a/the parcel在包裹中parcel from, parcel to從⋯來的/到⋯去的包裹
parcel

noun²

2 (especially BrE) food wrapped in leaves, pastry, etc.包裹着的食品ADJECTIVE | PARCEL + VERB ADJECTIVEneat整齊的小食包Place the fish on top, tucking any tail ends under to make neat parcels.把魚放在最上面,再把尾部塞進去,使小食包光滑整潔。baked, crispy烘烤的/酥脆的食包filo, pasta, pastry, etc.酥皮包、麪食包、油酥點心包等a pastry parcel of brie and asparagus in a creamy sauce塗有奶油醬的布里奶酪和蘆筍酥皮捲PARCEL + VERBbe stuffed with sth食包裏包有⋯baked filo parcels stuffed with feta cheese羊奶乾酪餡的烤奶酪捲

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