A parcel is something wrapped or boxed that you send or receive by mail. People often send gifts or goods this way.
She sent a parcel to her friend today.
The postman delivers many parcels every day.
A parcel also means a piece of land. It is a part of land that you can own or use for building or farming.
They bought a parcel of land near the lake.
The farmer owns a large parcel of fields.
As a verb, to parcel means to divide something into parts or to wrap it for sending or keeping. You can parcel food or land.
She parceled the cake into small pieces.
They parceled the land between the siblings.
A parcel can also be a bundle of things wrapped or tied together. It is not always sent by mail but carried for use or gift.
He carried a parcel of clothes for travel.
She gave me a small parcel of books.
Sometimes parcel means a part or portion of something not physical, like money, shares, or rights. It is a part shared or given.
A parcel of shares was given to each partner.
They divided the profits into parcels for investors.
In some English contexts, parcel may refer to a package that looks suspicious or dangerous. It is often used in crime or security contexts.
The police found a suspicious parcel in the station.
Do not open that parcel; it looks strange.
In technical uses, parcel can mean a small area under the sea surface used for resources or exploration. This use is common in marine industries.
The company secured a parcel at the sea bed for mining.
The government leased a parcel under the ocean for drilling.
