parceling
- noun
- /ˈpɑːrsəlɪŋ/
- US
- It was the Peruvian Constitution of 1993 that first established that peasant and native communities could dispose of their land freely, opening up the possibility of parceling and sale.
Examples
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The government's parceling of farmland allowed for better distribution among local farmers.
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Under one-man rule, the parceling out of influence to each service is less critical.
Academic text (2003) -
In this story, as befits the contentiousness of the present, there is no easy intermingling, but instead a parceling out of time and territory together.
Academic text (1992) -
The fire will purify and cleanse the nation; it will also open the door for foreign intervention and the parceling out of our nation to other nations to come in and take by force what they want.
Blog text (8) -
In Mexico and Peru, privatization has included parceling and possible renting or selling of land previously held collectively by indigenous and peasant communities.
Academic text (2001) -
Yet only in Chiapas did a very low percentage of ejido members, controlling 8,000 hectares, participate in the parceling process on communal lands.
Academic text (2008) -
The parceling of resources ensures that all team members have what they need to succeed.
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During the parceling of the estate, each heir was allocated a specific area of land.
Synonyms
Dividing something so several people each get part
An amount of something given for a particular use
The act of splitting something already split into smaller parts
The giving out of things according to a plan
The sharing of things among people or groups according to a plan
Dividing something into parts or groups
Dividing and giving things among people or groups by a plan
Dividing something into parts and giving each person a part
The act of dividing land or other areas into smaller parts
Giving things, money or jobs to people according to a plan
Dividing land into separate pieces to sell or build on
The process of dividing land into lots for building or sale
Dividing property so several people each own a small share
A process of dividing something into separate parts to make it easier to manage
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
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Morphology
Etymology
Parceling comes from parcel, which originally meant a 'small part' or 'piece' and is related to the simple word part. So to parcel something is to divide it into parts or shares, and parceling is the act of doing that, like dividing land, money, or resources.