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parcel

noun verb

the allotment of some amount by dividing something

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
P
Ends with
L
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpɑɹsəl

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Definitions

noun

  1. the allotment of some amount by dividing something

    “death gets more than its share of attention from theologians”

noun

  1. a wrapped container

noun

  1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

noun

  1. an extended area of land

verb

  1. make into a wrapped container

verb

  1. cover with strips of canvas

    “parcel rope”

verb

  1. divide into parts

    “The developers parceled the land”

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Example Sentences

death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
parcel rope
The developers parceled the land

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