Definitions of parceling
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the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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synonyms:
allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parcelling
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grant, subsidisation, subsidization
the act of providing a subsidy
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reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment
a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
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deal
the act of apportioning or distributing something
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rationing
the act of rationing
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parcel, portion, share
the allotment of some amount by dividing something
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award, awarding
a grant made by a law court
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block grant
a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs
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grant-in-aid
a grant from a central government to a local government
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reshuffle
a redistribution of something
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new deal
a reapportioning of something
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distribution
the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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