parcel

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 (especially BrE) (AmE usually package) something that is wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily, or given as a present: There's a parcel and some letters for you. * She was carrying a parcel of books under her arm. * The prisoners were allowed food parcels. 2 a piece of land: 50 five-acre parcels have already been sold. IDIOMS see PARTn. verb (especially BrE) (-ll-, AmE -l-) [VN] ~ sth (up) to wrap sth up and make it into a parcel: She parcelled up the books to send. PHRASALVERBS parcel sth<->out to divide sth into parts or between several people: The land was parcelled out into small lots. * More than $2 million was parceled out to beneficiaries.