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Meaning
Noun
●
A
package
wrapped
for shipment.
●
An individual
consignment
of
cargo
for
shipment
,
regardless of
size
and form.
●
An individual
item
appearing
on an
invoice
or
receipt
(only in the
phrase
bill
of parcels).
●
A
division
of
land
bought
and
sold
as a unit.
●
A group of birds.
●
An
indiscriminate
or
indefinite
number,
measure
, or
quantity
; a
collection
; a group.
●
A small amount of food that has been
wrapped up
,
for example
a pastry.
●
A
portion
of anything
taken
separately
; a
fragment
of a whole; a part.
Verb
●
To
wrap
something up into the form of a package.
●
To
wrap
a
strip
around the
end of
a rope.
●
To
divide
and
distribute
by
parts
or
portions
; often with off, out or into.
●
To
add
a
parcel
or
item
to; to
item
ize.
Adv
●
Part or
half
;
in part
; partially.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
parcel
English
parcelle
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
particella
Latin
particula
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Package
Shipment
Envelope
Mailbox
Container
Receipt
Mail
Box
Cheque
Portion
Suitcase
Postbox
Cargo
Consignment
Ship
Deposit
Courier
Freight
Packet
Ticket
Warehouse
Cart
Bundle
Shipments
Property
Item
Truck
Delivery
Piece
Bag
Transaction
Invoice
Letter
Payment
Chunk
Goods
Conveyance
Luggage
Unit
Request
Carrier
Product
Shipper
File
Postal
Component
Postage
Shipping
Asset
Vessel
Vehicle
Post Office
Balikbayan Box
Royal Mail
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Rhymes
Parcel
Metatarsal
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