parcelling

indénombrable

A noun referring to the act of distributing or apportioning something according to a plan.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de diviser ou de répartir quelque chose selon un plan, souvent en lots ou en parts.

1. Distribution or apportionment C1 formal

   The act of dividing and distributing something, such as land or resources, according to a plan.

   • The parcelling of the estate among the heirs took several months.
   • The government oversaw the parcelling of public lands for development.
   • The committee was responsible for the parcelling of the annual budget.

   🇫🇷Répartition

   Synonymes: allocationallotmentapportionmentdispensationdistributiondivisionpartitioningrationingsharing

• parcellings plural form
• parcellings' possessive plural form
• parcelling's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to divide something into parts and distribute or wrap it, often used in the context of packaging or land division.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant diviser quelque chose en parties et les répartir ou les emballer, souvent utilisé dans le contexte de l'emballage ou du partage de terrains.

1. Divide into parts B2 formal

   To separate something into smaller sections or portions for distribution or allocation.

   • The land was parceled out among the heirs.
   • They parceled the work into manageable tasks.
   • The estate was parceled into several lots for sale.

   🇫🇷diviser en parts

   Synonymes: allocateapportiondistributedividedole outpartitionportionsplit

   Antonymes: assemblecollectcombineconsolidategatherjoinmergeunite

2. Wrap or package B1 formal

   To make something into a wrapped container or bundle, typically for shipping or storage.

   • She parceled the gifts in brown paper.
   • The goods were parceled and sent to the customer.
   • He parceled the books together for mailing.

   🇫🇷Emballer en colis

   Synonymes: boxbundlecrateencasepackpackagewrap

   Antonymes: openunbindunpackunsealunwrap

3. Cover with canvas strips C2 formal british

   To wrap or cover something, such as a rope or cable, with strips of canvas for protection.

   • The sailors parceled the rope to prevent fraying.
   • He parceled the cable with tarred canvas strips.
   • The rigging was parceled before being served with twine.

   🇫🇷gainer de toile

• parceled past participle
• parcelled past participle
• parceled past simple
• parcelled past simple
• parceling present participle
• parcelling present participle
• parcels third person singular

Variantes phrasal: parcel out