The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal.
The settlement is very small and I'm glad I'm not the one who has to parcel it out.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
parcel out — index allocate, allot, apportion, disburse (distribute), dispense, disperse (disseminate), dispose … Law dictionary
parcel out to — index delegate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
parcel out — verb administer or bestow, as in small portions administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks • Syn: ↑distribute, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parcel out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms parcel out : present tense I/you/we/they parcel out he/she/it parcels out present participle parcelling out past tense parcelled out past participle parcelled out to share something among several people … English dictionary
parcel out — PHRASAL VERB If you parcel out something, you divide it into several parts or amounts and give them to different people. [V P n (not pron)] They signed an agreement that parcelled out the Middle East into several spheres of influence. [Also V n… … English dictionary
parcel out something — parcel out (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out … New idioms dictionary
parcel out again — index redistribute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
parcel out — Synonyms and related words: administer, align, allocate, allot, apportion, array, collocate, compose, cut up, deal, deal out, disburse, dispense, disperse, dispose, distribute, district, divide, divide up, divvy, divvy up, dole, dole out, fix,… … Moby Thesaurus
parcel out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. allot, allocate, measure (out); see distribute 1 , give 1 , share 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To give out in portions or shares: deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, dole out, portion (out), ration (out),… … English dictionary for students
parcel out — v. (B) she parceled out the work to us * * * (B) she parcel outed out the work to us … Combinatory dictionary
