- parcel out
- {v.} To give out in parts or shares; divide. * /He parceled out the remaining food to the workers./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
parcel out
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parcel out — (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out … New idioms dictionary
parcel out — index allocate, allot, apportion, disburse (distribute), dispense, disperse (disseminate), dispose … Law dictionary
parcel out to — index delegate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
parcel out — verb administer or bestow, as in small portions administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks • Syn: ↑distribute, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parcel out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms parcel out : present tense I/you/we/they parcel out he/she/it parcels out present participle parcelling out past tense parcelled out past participle parcelled out to share something among several people … English dictionary
parcel out — PHRASAL VERB If you parcel out something, you divide it into several parts or amounts and give them to different people. [V P n (not pron)] They signed an agreement that parcelled out the Middle East into several spheres of influence. [Also V n… … English dictionary
parcel out something — parcel out (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out … New idioms dictionary
parcel out again — index redistribute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
parcel out — Synonyms and related words: administer, align, allocate, allot, apportion, array, collocate, compose, cut up, deal, deal out, disburse, dispense, disperse, dispose, distribute, district, divide, divide up, divvy, divvy up, dole, dole out, fix,… … Moby Thesaurus
parcel out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. allot, allocate, measure (out); see distribute 1 , give 1 , share 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To give out in portions or shares: deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, dole out, portion (out), ration (out),… … English dictionary for students
parcel out — v. (B) she parceled out the work to us * * * (B) she parcel outed out the work to us … Combinatory dictionary
