Definitions for parcel
ˈpɑr səlpar·cel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. package, parcelnoun

   a wrapped container

2. parcel, portion, sharenoun

   the allotment of some amount by dividing something

   "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

3. tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcelnoun

   an extended area of land

4. package, bundle, packet, parcelverb

   a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

5. parcelverb

   divide into parts

   "The developers parceled the land"

6. parcelverb

   cover with strips of canvas

   "parcel rope"

7. parcelverb

   make into a wrapped container

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parcelnoun

   A package wrapped for shipment.

   I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.

2. parcelnoun

   A division of land bought and sold as a unit.

   I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery.

3. parcelnoun

   A group of birds.

4. parcelnoun

   A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.

5. parcelverb

   To wrap something up into the form of a package.

6. parcelverb

   To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.

   Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.

7. Etymology: From parcelle, from particella, contr. parcella, dim. of particula, diminutive of pars.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARCELnoun

   Etymology: parcelle, French; particula, Latin.

   1. A small bundle.2. A part of the whole taken separately.

   Women, Silvius, had they mark’d him
   In parcels, as I did, would have gone near
   To fall in love with him. William Shakespeare.

   I drew from her a prayer of earnest heart,
   That I would all my pilgrimage dilate;
   Whereof by parcels she had something heard,
   But not distinctively. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   An inventory thus importing,
   The several parcels of his plate, his treasure,
   Rich stuffs and ornaments of houshold. William Shakespeare.

   I have known pensions given to particular persons, any one of which, if divided into smaller parcels, and distributed to those, who distinguish themselves by wit or learning, would answer the end. Jonathan Swift.

   The same experiments succeed on two parcels of the white of an egg, only it grows somewhat thicker upon mixing with an acid. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   3. A quantity or mass.

   What can be rationally conceived in so transparent a substance as water for the production of these colours, besides the various sizes of its fluid and globular parcels. Newton.

   4. A number of persons, in contempt.

   This youthful parcel
   Of noble batchelors stand at my bestowing. William Shakespeare.

   5. Any number or quantity in contempt.

   They came to this conclusion; that, unless they could, by a parcel of fair words and pretences, engage them into a confederacy, there was no good to be done. Roger L'Estrange.

2. To Parcelverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To divide into portions.

   If they allot and parcel out several perfections to several deities, do they not, by this, assert contradictions, making deity only to such a measure perfect; whereas a deity implies perfection beyond all measure. Robert South, Sermons.

   Those ghostly kings would parcel out my pow’r,
   And all the fatness of my land devour. Dryden.

   2. To make up into a mass.

   What a wounding shame,
   That mine own servant should
   Parcel the sum of my disgraces by
   Addition of his envy! William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parcel

   A parcel is a package or a unit of something, often wrapped up and sent by mail or courier, or a piece of land owned or used by someone. More broadly, it can refer to a quantity or amount of something, usually considered as a unit or component of a larger whole.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parcelnoun

   a portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part

2. Parcelnoun

   a part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece

3. Parcelnoun

   an indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group

4. Parcelnoun

   a number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a package; a packet

5. Parcelverb

   to divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into

6. Parcelverb

   to add a parcel or item to; to itemize

7. Parcelverb

   to make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc

8. Parcel

   part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.]

9. Etymology: [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See Part, n., and cf. Particle.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parcel

   pär′sel, n. a little part: a portion: a quantity, as of single articles: a number forming a group or a lot: a package.—v.t. to divide into portions:—pr.p. par′celling; pa.t. and pa.p. par′celled.—n. Par′cel-bawd (Shak.), one partly a bawd.—adjs. Par′cel-beard′ed (Tenn.), partially bearded; Par′cel-gilt, partially gilded.—n. Par′cel-off′ice, a place where parcels are received for despatch and delivery.—Parcels post, that department of the post-office which takes charge of the forwarding and delivery of small parcels. [Fr. parcelle (It. particella)—L. particula, dim. of pars, partis, a part.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARCEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Parcel is ranked #42720 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Parcel surname appeared 507 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Parcel.
   
   94.2% or 478 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Allotment
   • Container
   • Cover
   • Divide
   • Wrap

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'parcel' in Nouns Frequency: #2643

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Anagrams for parcel »

1. carpel

2. placer

How to pronounce parcel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say parcel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of parcel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of parcel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of parcel in a Sentence

1. Marcin Zaborowski:

   Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church is part and parcel of Polish politics, the current government will find it difficult to distance itself from the Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church.

2. Domingo Edjang Moreno:

   The darker the stamp, the lower its value, that means you'll need more black stamps than white ones for your delivery. That way, every letter and every parcel will be a reflection of the inequality generated by racism -- a protest.

3. Nina Evans Williams:

   He came into the [shop]and I said there was a boring parcel for him on the table, and when he got closer he was like 'Oh my god!’.

4. Alma Dufour:

   We put this parcel in front of the ministry to challenge the government about the dangers of the expansion of e-commerce in France.

5. Phil Lachowycz:

   It is part and parcel of the tightening.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=parcel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Parcel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=parcel
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parcel
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=parcel
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=parcel