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parcel

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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

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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

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adjective

parcel

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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

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