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disbursement (act of disbursing), distribution (apportionment)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Parceling — Parcel Par cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. Their woes are parceled, mine are general. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parceling — n allotting, apportioning, meting, doling; assorting, dividing, Inf. divvying; distributing, giving out … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
parcel out — verb administer or bestow, as in small portions administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks • Syn: ↑distribute, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parcel out something — parcel out (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out … New idioms dictionary
parcel out — (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out … New idioms dictionary
parcel — par|cel1 S3 [ˈpa:səl US ˈpa:r ] n ↑sticker, ↑string [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin particula; PARTICLE] 1.) especially BrE an object that has been wrapped in paper or put in a special envelope, especially so that it can be sent by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Biens nationaux — The idea of national good appeared at the time of the French revolution. It was a question for the revolutionary capacity of forfeited the real goods belonging to the clergy or afterward with the noble deposed ones in order to controlling the… … Wikipedia
partition — n 1. division, dividing, Inf. divvying up, subdivision, subdividing; apportionment, admeasurement, measuring off or out; allotment, allocation, assignment; meting out, portioning out, parceling out, dealing out, doling out, rationing out, Inf.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
allocation — noun 1) the efficient allocation of resources Syn: allotment, assignment, distribution, apportionment, sharing out, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, dishing out, parceling out, rationing out, dividing up/out; informal divvying up … Thesaurus of popular words
allotment — noun 1) the allotment of shares by a company Syn: allocation, assignment, distribution, apportionment, issuing, sharing out, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, dishing out, parceling out, rationing out, dividing up/out; informal… … Thesaurus of popular words
