Meaning & use
parcels
Wrapped packages sent or carried, or distinct portions of land or property.
See it in a sentence
The postal worker delivered three parcels to the front desk this morning.
The farmer divided his land into several smaller parcels to sell.
A note on using this word
Parcels usually means mailed packages in everyday speech, but in real estate and law it commonly refers to plots of land.
Words with a similar meaning
packages
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To divide something into separate portions and distribute them.
The manager parceled out the tasks among the new interns.
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