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Definition of Parceling
1. Noun. 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"
Specialized synonyms: Grant, Subsidisation, Subsidization, Reallocation, Reallotment, Reapportionment, Deal, Rationing, Parcel, Portion, Share
Generic synonyms: Distribution
Derivative terms: Allocate, Allot, Apportion, Assign, Parcel, Parcel
Definition of Parceling
1. n. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts.
Definition of Parceling
1. Verb. (present participle of parcel) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parceling
1. parcel [v] - See also: parcel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parceling
Literary usage of Parceling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Law Library, Putney by Albert Hutchinson Putney (1908)
"AMERICAN SYSTEM OF LAND Parceling. In order to secure a more scientific system
of land division and description, the United States Government early adopted ..."
2. Review of Reviews and World's Work by Albert Shaw (1904)
"to the qualities of tlie Polish peasant, the parceling, entire or partial, of
large estates, accomplished by the intercession of the Polish Land Bank and a ..."
3. Manual of Heavy Artillery Service: For the Use of the Army and Militia of by John Caldwell Tidball (1891)
"Parceling a rope is wrapping narrow strips of canvas about ir, well tarred, ...
The parceling is put on with the lay of the rope. Parceling is also used to ..."
4. The Public Domain: Its History, with Statistics by Thomas Donaldson (1881)
"All placer claims after May 10, 1872, must conform as nearly as possible to the
land- parceling or rectangular system of surveys. ..."