a wrapped container
Used in a Sentence
parcel
How to use parcel in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for parcel.
Editorial note
It's possible that the handling of parcel packages is different and is helped by a minimum thickness.
Examples11
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a wrapped container
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of parcel gathered in one view.
the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
an extended area of land
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for parcel.
noun
a wrapped container
See also: package
noun
the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
noun
an extended area of land
See also: tract
noun
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
verb
divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
verb
cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
verb
make into a wrapped container
Example sentences
It's possible that the handling of parcel packages is different and is helped by a minimum thickness.
Miami was chosen specifically because it doesn't have the weather issues that arise in the back portion of the year that are part and parcel of living on the East Coast.
The lack of accountability for incompetent authorities is part and parcel of tyranny.
At the US border, the "border search exemption" enables warrantless bypassing of the 4th Amendment's restriction on search[1], and US vs Ramsey extends this to mail/parcel.
Accurate in-code documentation is, as far as I am concerned, part and parcel of becoming a professional programmer.
However, using canonical libraries is part-and-parcel with learning about a language, IMO.
That's really part and parcel of an immature implementation, that is, it hasn't received the millions of developer man hours spent fine-tuning it, such as the Java ecosystem has received.
The gooey nougat of the hikikomori phenomenon is, it's sort of a quiet rebellion against the complicated and restrictive social protocols that are part and parcel of being Japanese.
But you mustn't forget that they were introduced as part and parcel of a broader electoral reform effort that also ended partisan gerrymandering, first for statewide offices, then for national representatives.
Their parcel delivery service is only profitable because they don't deliver parcels: They give you a delivery notice and force you to drive to a depot n miles away in the most grotesquely inefficient delivery scheme devised by man.
At some point the IT system of a shipping company, or a warehouse, or an accountant will fail on a sunday, and then some HN reader will have to go to work on sunday and miss the delivery of some parcel they ordered and they will have to wait until monday anyway.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use parcel in a sentence?
It's possible that the handling of parcel packages is different and is helped by a minimum thickness.
What does parcel mean?
a wrapped container
What part of speech is parcel?
parcel is commonly used as noun, verb.