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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).
[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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
parcel
– package – packet1. '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
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| Noun | 1. |  parcel - a wrapped container 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" 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 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 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 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 togetheraggregation, 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" |
| 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 |
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parcel
noun
verb
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
nounphrasal verbparcel out
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Translations
طَرْدٌطَرْد، رُزمَة بَريدِيّه
balíčekbalík
pakke
paketti
pošiljka
pakki
小包
소포
sūtījums
paketzavitek
paket
พัสดุ
gói
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
pass the parcel (Brit) juego infantil en que los niños van desenvolviendo un paquete haciéndolo pasar de mano en mano
see also part A1
3. (Brit) (= quantity) a parcel of nonsense → una sarta de disparates
a parcel of idiots → una panda de idiotas
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 office N → departamento m de paquetes
parcel post N → servicio m de paquetes postales
parcel up VT + ADV → empaquetar; (large size) → embalar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
parcel
[ˈpɑːrsəl] n
(= package) → colis m parcel shelf
[land] → parcelle f
to be part and parcel of sth → faire partie intégrante de qch
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parcel
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
parcel
[ˈpɑːsl] n (gen) → pacchetto; (larger) → pacco; (of land) → appezzamento (fig) (of fools, liars) → branco; (of lies) → mucchioparcel 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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- I'd like to send this package (US)
I'd like to send this parcel (UK) - How much will it cost to send this package? (US)
How much is it to send this parcel? (UK)
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