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Noun parcelling has 1 sense

allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
--₁ is a kind of distribution
--₁ has particulars:
grant, subsidization, subsidisation; reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation; deal; rationing; parcel, portion, share

Derived form: verb parcel₁

Verb parcel has 3 senses

parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
--₁ is one way to divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up

Derived forms: noun parcel₃, noun parcellation₁, noun parcelling₁, noun parceling₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
parcel - cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
--₂ is one way to cover
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
parcel - make into a wrapped container
--₃ is one way to wrap, wrap up

Derived forms: noun parcel₄, noun parcel₁, noun parcellation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something