PARCEL


Meaning of PARCEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɑ:(r)s(ə)l ]

( parcels)

1.

A parcel is something wrapped in paper, usually so that it can be sent to someone by post. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use package )

...parcels of food and clothing...

He had a large brown paper parcel under his left arm.

N-COUNT

2.

A parcel of land is a piece of land.

These small parcels of land were purchased for the most part by local people.

N-COUNT : N of n

3.

If you say that something is part and parcel of something else, you are emphasizing that it is involved or included in it.

Payment was part and parcel of carrying on insurance business within the UK...

PHRASE : v-link PHR , usu PHR of n [ emphasis ]

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