Meaning of PARCELING
| Pronunciation: | | 'pârsuling
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" |
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| | Synonyms: | | allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parcelling |
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| | See Also: | | deal, distribution, grant, parcel, portion, rationing, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, share, subsidisation, subsidization | |
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| | Definition: | | \Par"cel*ing\, n. [Written also parcelling.]
1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts.
2. (Naut.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and
wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served;
used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc.
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