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Meaning of the word parcels in English

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parcels

Noun

1.

a thing or collection of things wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by mail.

Example:
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a brown paper parcel
Synonym:
packagepacketpackcartonbundleboxcasebalefardel
2.

a quantity or amount of something, especially as dealt with in one commercial transaction.

Example:
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a parcel of shares
Synonym:
groupbandpackgangcrowdmobcompanycollectionhordepartytroopcrewbunch

Verb

1.

make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it.

Example:
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he parceled up the goods and sent them back
Synonym:
packpack uppackagewrapwrap upgift-wraptie updo upboxbox up
2.

wrap (rope) with strips of tarred canvas, before binding it with yarn as part of a traditional technique to reduce chafing.

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