package
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
packages
plural
packages
Britannica Dictionary definition of PACKAGE
[count]
1
chiefly US
:
a box or large envelope that is sent or delivered usually through the mail or by another delivery service
—
see picture at mail
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The mail carrier left the package [=parcel] on the front steps.
2
US
a
:
a wrapper or container that covers or holds something
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All ingredients are listed right on the package.
b
:
something that comes in a container
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You'll need a 12-ounce package [=(Brit) packet] of chocolate chips for the cookies.
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She ate the whole package of crackers for lunch.
3
a
:
a group of related things that are sold together for a single price
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The hotel, airfare, and museum fees were all part of our vacation package.
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a software package [=a group of computer programs that are sold together]
b
:
a group of related things that go together
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My new job offers a great benefits package. [=my new job offers great benefits]
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The financial aid packages we'll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.
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(informal) If you let her move in with you, living with her cat is all part of the package. [=it is part of the situation that you will have to accept]
good things come in small packages
— used to say that people or things do not have to be large to be good
2
package
/ˈpækɪʤ/
verb
packages;
packaged;
packaging
2
package
/ˈpækɪʤ/
verb
packages;
packaged;
packaging
Britannica Dictionary definition of PACKAGE
[+ object]
1
:
to put (something) in a package in order to sell it or send it somewhere
— often used as (be) packaged
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Package the books carefully.
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The china needs to be packaged properly.
2
:
to show or present (something or someone) in a particular way
— often used as (be) packaged
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If the issue is not packaged correctly, it will not get voters to come to the polls.
— packaged
adjective-
individually packaged food
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packaged goods [=things that are sold in packages]
