Parcel out

verb

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

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

  2. 2
    administer or bestow, as in small portions wordnet
  3. 3
    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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