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



Definition of parcelled

Origin :
  • "to divide into small portions," early 15c. (with out), from parcel (n.). Related: Parceled; parcelled; parceling; parcelling.
  • As in apportion : verb divide into shares
  • As in mete : verb administer, distribute
  • As in portion : verb divide into pieces
  • As in ration : verb divide something into portions
  • As in cluster : verb assemble, group
  • As in distribute : verb allocate, deliver, spread
  • As in divide : verb distribute
  • As in dole out : verb allocate, distribute
Example sentences :
  • And how has science mapped and parcelled it, like a dead planet.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • She has parcelled out her purgatory, as we delineate this upper world on a map.
  • Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot
  • They had parcelled out the Empire among them, and then quarrelled over the spoil.
  • Extract from : « Famous Sea Fights » by John Richard Hale
  • Magyerovka has been parcelled, and is lost; but Kremen, Skoki, and Suhotsin could be saved.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Soil » by Henryk Sienkiewicz
  • Let us see then how the reserved province was parcelled out.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Natural Theology » by William Jackson
  • We have appropriated and parcelled out most of our free land.
  • Extract from : « Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People » by Various
  • It can be parcelled in propositions, carried about, and handed to others.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews » by Thomas Charles Edwards
  • They parcelled out the work of the day with absolute impartiality.
  • Extract from : « The Magnetic North » by Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
  • The land in India is not, as with us at home, parcelled out into large farms.
  • Extract from : « Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier » by James Inglis
  • This company had parcelled the world out among its officers.
  • Extract from : « Building a State in Apache Land » by Charles D. Poston

Synonyms for parcelled

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