to parcel
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5.3
- verb
- /ˈpɑːrsəl/
:
repartir
- To improve efficiency, the manager chose to parcel out the tasks to different team members.
- parcel the land
However we parcel up the total population into the various groups, these groups are themselves different from one another.
- However we parcel up the total population into the various groups, these groups are themselves different from one another.
- And so there is this push to get rid of these and sort of parcel out these seats.
Examples
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Some programs, such as Social Security, neatly parcel out benefits to specific individuals.
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Although some of the funds were available immediately, the rest were to be parceled out only conditionally as Brazil met a variety of stringent fiscal conditions.
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And so there is this push to get rid of these and sort of parcel out these seats.
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We will parcel out his or her gifts over time.
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At least there was before we started to parcel out parts of our country to the highest bidder.
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We don't have infinite resources, so we have to parcel our resources out among those different challenges.
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Right now, about 124,000 tobacco farmers in the United States depend upon a federal system that parcels out shares of the total tobacco production.
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Given roughly a half-billion dollars to spend, Whitten decides how to parcel it out among the subcommittees.
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As the wine boom began in the 1880s, land suitable for irrigated agriculture was quickly parceled out to Italian and Spanish immigrants who had the skills to produce wine.
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Power in the region is scarce and expensive, often parceled out in 15-minute increments from portable diesel generators.
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Synonyms
680
1.1
To split something into parts or groups
513
1.3
To break something into two or more parts
47
2.6
To divide something into smaller parts
16
2.9
Parts are given to people, often according to a plan
15
7.3
To share something among a group of people
14
5.8
To divide something into parts to share between people
12
3.5
To divide something into separate parts
10
4.2
Share things or money between several people
10
4.0
To divide something into parts
8
4.2
To split something into smaller parts
4
3.3
To divide something into separate parts
3
3.0
To give parts of something to different people
3
4.8
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
1
9.9
To cut or separate something into parts, often by breaking it
1
3.4
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
1
3.9
To divide a space using a wall or screen
To separate things into single items for handling or shipping
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Divided
39
3.7
513
1.3
8
7.0
6
5.3
680
1.1
297
1.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parcel comes from an old word meaning 'small part' and is related to the English word part. To parcel something is to make it into 'parts', so it means to divide something into pieces to share or sell.