parcel

noun

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par·cel | \ ˈpär-səl

Definition of parcel

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 : a tract or plot of land a parcel of real estate

2a : 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

4a : 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

verb

parceled or parcelled; parceling or parcelling\ ˈpär-s(ə-)liŋ

Definition of parcel (Entry 2 of 4)

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

adjective

Definition of parcel (Entry 3 of 4)

: part-time, partial

parcel

adverb

Definition of parcel (Entry 4 of 4)

archaic

: partly

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Noun a parcel of real estate her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Cleveland campus sits on a three-acre parcel on Powell Boulevard and 26th Avenue. — oregonlive, "As Portland Public Schools envisions $1.4 billion bond campaign, architects reveal plans to remake/rebuild 3 high schools," 17 Jan. 2020 The consent judgment, if approved by the council, allows the parcels on Eaton and Oxford streets to be used for parking. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, "Settlement would allow Vinsetta Garage to raze homes for parking," 6 Jan. 2020 The local franchisee of Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers paid $910,000 for a 1.05 acre parcel on Ala. 181 in Spanish Fort, according to Charlie Christmas of Christmas Properties, who handled the transaction. — Kathy Jumper, al, "Restaurant building sells for big bucks," 24 Nov. 2019 The property includes parcels on Silver Lane and Forbes Street and is appraised at about $4.5 million. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "Long-awaited demolition of Showcase cineplex begins in East Hartford," 4 Nov. 2019 Hochberg’s company, Waukegan Petrosites LLC, purchased three parcels on the corner for $2.135 million in September 2015. — Jason Grotto, ProPublica, "From Truck Stops to Elections, a River of Gambling Money Is Flooding Waukegan," 8 Aug. 2019 Audubon officials say the property is one of the largest, most ecologically valuable parcels on the periphery of the park. — USA TODAY, "Milestone rhino, Bigfoot shooting, jailed for feeding cats: News from around our 50 states," 1 Aug. 2019 The Health Ministry said that the illness could not be contracted from eating kimchi imported from China or receiving a parcel from China. — Washington Post, "Kimchi, cow poop and other spurious coronavirus remedies," 2 Feb. 2020 About one mile from where the Beer Garden once stood, Cronin has embarked on an ambitious plan to turn a moribund parcel at 24 Drydock Avenue into a gleaming, 123,000-square-foot structure, with ample room for labs and high-tech firms. — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, "Beyond restaurants: Jon Cronin scores victories at City Hall, State House in new ventures," 23 Jan. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Then, the Party proceeded to parcel the results out in chunks over the ensuing days, only to end up having to retract and amend some of those partial figures, as errors in the data were identified. — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, "On the Trail: Making Sense of the Mess in Iowa," 7 Feb. 2020 Trump’s legal team will then get 24 hours as well, parceled out in the same manner. — Brian Barrett, Wired, "How to Watch Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial," 21 Jan. 2020 The official count of Americans every 10 years not only determines the number of local representatives for Congress and the Statehouse, data is used to parcel out billions of dollars of tax money annually for a variety of local programs. — Rich Exner, cleveland, "Cuyahoga County, Cleveland among local governments laying groundwork for a complete 2020 census count; here’s why," 20 Jan. 2020 The land was parcelled for real estate development. — S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Quartz India, "Like unchecked growth, economic decline too can have environmental fallouts in India," 20 Jan. 2020 Details of their choice to step back from royal duties have been carefully parceled out over the last two weeks, including yesterday’s official statements from The Queen and Buckingham Palace. — Cori Murray, Essence, "Just Call Them Meghan And Harry," 19 Jan. 2020 In the ensuing hours, a befuddling back-and-forth followed, featuring a mysterious retraction, an apology and a pair of statements parceled out by company spokespeople. — Washington Post, "Article or ad? Teen Vogue removes glowing Facebook story without explanation," 9 Jan. 2020 To protect its strike fund, the UAW doesn't start parceling out strike benefits to members until Day 8. — Chris Isidore, CNN, "GM workers start collecting $250 daily strike pay as stoppage reaches Day 8," 23 Sep. 2019 Under current rules, the recipients can parcel out the required minimum distributions from the accounts over the course of their actuarial lifetimes. — Philip Demuth, WSJ, "Congress Is Coming for Your IRA," 9 July 2019

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