parcel out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
Split something into separate parts and give each part to different people.
Literal meaning: To divide something into parcels and distribute them — fairly transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To divide something into portions and give each portion to a different person or purpose.
"After the founder's death, the estate was parcelled out among the four children in his will."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To assign tasks or responsibilities to different people in separate portions.
"The project manager parcelled out the research tasks among the team members according to their strengths."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Often used for land, resources, money, or responsibilities. Can imply careful or deliberate division. Slightly formal in tone.
Commonly used with
land resources money tasks responsibilities territory
Forms
Base
parcel out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
parcels out
he/she/it
Past simple
parceled out
yesterday
Past participle
parceled out
have + pp
-ing form
parceling out
continuous
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