They're parcelling off most of the company's assets.
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parcel off — ˌparcel ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they parcel off he/she/it parcels off present participle parcelling off past tense … Useful english 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
parcel — par|cel1 [ parsl ] noun count 1. ) MAINLY BRITISH a PACKAGE 2. ) a section of a piece of land => PART1 parcel par|cel 2 [ parsl ] (present participle par|cel|ing or par|cel|ling; past tense and past participle par|celed or par|celled) verb… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
parcel — I UK [ˈpɑː(r)s(ə)l] / US [ˈpɑrs(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms parcel : singular parcel plural parcels * 1) something wrapped in paper or in a large envelope to be sent by post 2) a section of a piece of land • See: part I II UK [ˈpɑː(r)s(ə)l]… … English dictionary
parcel — [n1] container prepared to be sent bindle, bundle, carton, load, pack, package, packet; concept 494 parcel [n2] group, bunch array, band, batch, body, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, company, crew, crowd, gang, lot, pack; concept 432… … New thesaurus
parcel sth off — UK US parcel sth off Phrasal Verb with parcel({{}}/ˈpɑːsəl/ verb (UK ll , US l ) ► to get rid of something: parcel sth off to sb »Human Resources administrators were considering plans to parcel health services off to a private provider. »It s no… … Financial and business terms
parcel — 1 noun (C) 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 mail; package 1 (1) AmE: She tied up the parcel with string. 2 an area of land that is part of a larger area… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Lackawanna Cut-Off — The westbound Lackawanna Limited comes off the Pequest Fill shortly after the opening of the Lackawanna Cut Off. Taken from the signal tower at the east end of Greendell Siding, this early 1912 photo was used as a template for a Phoebe Snow… … Wikipedia
United Parcel Service — Ups redirects here. For other meanings of UPS , see UPS. United Parcel Service, Inc. Type Public company Traded as … Wikipedia
drop off — I. deliver, drive and leave a parcel I ll drop off the parcel today. What s your address? II. go to sleep, doze, fall asleep I only dropped off for a second. I was awake for the news. III. reduce, diminish, slip, slow down Sales have… … English idioms
