parcel

CEFRB1

[ˈpʰɑː.səɫ]

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A package sent or delivered to someone.

  2. 02

    verb

    To divide or wrap something into separate parts.

Examples

  • Send this parcel to him in care of his company.

  • We received a large parcel.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɑɹsəl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.

  2. An individual item appearing on an invoice or receipt (only in the phrase bill of parcels).

  3. A package wrapped for shipment.

More examples

In context

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

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

  • I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English parcel, from Old French parcelle (“a small piece or part, a parcel, a particle”), from Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula (“particle”), diminutive of partem (“part, piece”). Doublet of particle.