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parcel out

verb

  1. to divide into parts and distribute
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. To divide into portions or chunks; to ration.

    It's a large job, but if we parcel it out among several people over several weeks, it shouldn't be too difficult.

  2. To assign.

    Jem parceled out our roles: I was Mrs. Radley, and all I had to do was come out and sweep the porch. Dill was old Mr. Radley: he walked up and down the sidewalk and coughed when Jem spoke to him. Jem, naturally, was Boo: he went under the front steps and shrieked and howled from time to time.

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