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parcels

The correct spelling is parcels.

How to pronounce parcels

noun

Say it like: Par-sel-s

The correct spelling is parcels. A package wrapped for shipment. For example: "I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep."

Usage Examples

I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.

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

A certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A package wrapped for shipment.
  2. 2.An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.
  3. 3.A division of land bought and sold as a unit.
  4. 4.A group of birds.
  5. 5.An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.

verb

  1. 1.To wrap something up into the form of a package.
  2. 2.To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.
  3. 3.To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into.
  4. 4.To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.

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