parcel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɑːrsəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑrsəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pär′səl)

Inflections of 'parcel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
parcels
v 3rd person singular
parcelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
parceling
v pres p (US)
parcelled
v past (Mainly UK)
parceled
v past (US)
parcelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
parceled
v past p (US)

Collocations for "parcel"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "parcel" in context.

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parcel

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [own, buy] a parcel of land
  2. a [five-acre] parcel
  3. a [bulky, light, fragile, large] parcel
  4. [an express, an untended, a lost] parcel
  5. track a lost parcel
  6. report [a left, an abandoned, a suspicious] parcel
  7. send a parcel in the [post, mail]
  8. send the parcel [express, by air mail]
  9. [sign for, pick up] a parcel
  10. your parcel was shipped on [Monday]
  11. the parcel is scheduled to arrive on [Monday]
  12. [weigh, seal, check] the parcel
  13. children playing Pass the Parcel
  14. the parcel post
  15. parcel tracking
v
  1. parcel out [land, the estate]
  2. parcel [the land] out
  3. parceled out the [land] among his [sons, children, heirs]
  4. parcel out [land] in [various, small, large] plots
  5. parcel (up) [goods, products, an order]
  6. parcel the [goods] up
  7. parcel it up for [delivery, shipping]
n as adj
  1. the parcel post
  2. parcel tracking
'parcel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arrive - bike - bulky - courier - day - enclosed - fasten - frank - label - land - loosely - post - registered - reporting - sealed - sender - slit - snail - string - tiny

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