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Grammar : Verb
Spell : pahr-suh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑr səl



Definition of parcel out

Origin :
  • "to divide into small portions," early 15c. (with out), from parcel (n.). Related: Parceled; parcelled; parceling; parcelling.
  • As in partition : verb divide, separate
  • As in ration : verb divide something into portions
  • As in share : verb use in common with others
  • As in split : verb divide into parts
  • As in delegate : verb assign responsibility
  • As in give : verb contribute, supply, transfer
Example sentences :
  • He took a seat and began to parcel out the food in two piles.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Goldseekers » by Hamlin Garland
  • I cannot parcel out my love, a little to one, a little more to another, and so on.
  • Extract from : « Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World » by James Cowan
  • She stowed her parcel out of sight, and drew the curtains, and began to undress.
  • Extract from : « Meg's Friend » by Alice Abigail Corkran
  • Appraisers and surveyors were set to work to parcel out the property.
  • Extract from : « Our Foreigners » by Samuel P. Orth
  • Mr. Hayley stooped, really with the innocent intention of moving the parcel out of the way.
  • Extract from : « Good Old Anna » by Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • Both the men then left the room, and the prisoner entered, who pushed rudely against him and seized the parcel out of his hands.
  • Extract from : « The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2 » by Camden Pelham
  • He went very fast to the outside door of the car, opened it, and threw the parcel out.
  • Extract from : « Nelly's Silver Mine » by Helen Hunt Jackson
  • This stipulation was often ignored, and he was accused of wanting to parcel out Hyde Park in allotments.
  • Extract from : « Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2) » by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
  • He suddenly attacked him, and began to pull the parcel out of his hands.
  • Extract from : « History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) » by S. M. Dubnow
  • The Queen indignantly demanded when she heard of it, "Who gave permission to Columbus to parcel out my vassals to anyone?"
  • Extract from : « The Century of Columbus » by James J. Walsh

Synonyms for parcel out

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