parcel out

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parcel out (third-person singular simple present parcels out, present participle parceling out or parcelling out, simple past and past participle parceled out or parcelled out)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.

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