parcel

  • 11parcel — Mail that does not meet the mail processing category of letter size mail or flat size mail. It is usually enclosed in a mailing container such as a carton. (Also see irregular parceland machinable parcel.) …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 12parcel — s. m. 1. Baixio; escolho; recife; restinga. 2.  [Figurado] Estorvo, dificuldade …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 13parcel — The verb has inflected forms parcelled, parcelling in BrE, and in AmE usually parceled, parceling …

    Modern English usage

  • 14parcel — noun (esp. BrE) 1 something wrapped in paper, etc. ⇨ See also ↑package ADJECTIVE ▪ large ▪ little, small ▪ We left little parcels outside each person s door. ▪ brown paper …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 15parcel — par|cel1 S3 [ˈpa:səl US ˈpa:r ] n ↑sticker, ↑string [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin particula; PARTICLE] 1.) especially BrE an object that has been wrapped in paper or put in a special envelope, especially so that it can be sent by… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16parcel — ▪ I. parcel par‧cel 1 [ˈpɑːsl ǁ ˈpɑːr ] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT an object or objects, packed together and wrapped up ready to be sent somewhere ; = PACKAGE: • The next lot of parcels is being delivered tomorrow …

    Financial and business terms

  • 17parcel — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)s(ə)l[/t]] parcels, parcelling, parcelled (in AM, use parceling, parceled) 1) N COUNT A parcel is something wrapped in paper, usually so that it can be sent to someone by post. [mainly BRIT] ...parcels of food and clothing... He had a… …

    English dictionary

  • 18parcel — n. 1) to deliver a parcel 2) to address; mail (esp. AE), post (BE); send a parcel 3) to get, receive a parcel 4) to open, unwrap; wrap a parcel * * * [ pɑːs(ə)l] receive a parcel send a parcel unwrap wrap a parcel post (BE) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 19parcel — 01. The back of the car was full of Christmas [parcels]. 02. Do you have a piece of string I could use to tie up this [parcel]? 03. The mail truck was full of [parcels] for the Christmas season. 04. Can you mail this [parcel] for me when you go… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 20parcel — 1 noun (C) 1 especially BrE an object that has been wrapped in paper or put in a special envelope, especially so that it can be sent by mail; package 1 (1) AmE: She tied up the parcel with string. 2 an area of land that is part of a larger area… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English