Definitions for: Parceling


[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"



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parcelling

See Also: deal, distribution, grant, parcel, portion, rationing, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, share, subsidisation, subsidization

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