package

The definition of a package is a box or bag that contains items, or a set of things agreed to as a whole.

(noun)

  1. A big wrapped box with your Christmas presents is an example of apackage.
  2. The Stimulus Bill including a selection of different spending programs that all must be passed, are an example of a stimulus package.

Package is defined as combining different things together as one, or to load and arrange items into a container.

(verb)

  1. When you put together a variety of different legal bills that have to be passed together, this is an example of when you package the bills.
  2. When you get a box and start putting your belongings into it, this is an example of when you package your belongings.

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See package in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. Obsolete the act or process of packing
  2. a wrapped or boxed thing or group of things; parcel
  3. a container, wrapping, etc., esp. one in which a commodity is packed for sale
  4. ☆ a number of items, plans, etc. offered or proposed as an inseparable unit
  5. a self-contained component or unit, usually one that is already assembled

transitive verb packaged, packaging

  1. to wrap or box, as for transporting, carrying, etc.
    1. to wrap or seal (a commodity) in a container, wrappings, etc. designed to attract purchasers
    2. to otherwise offer in an attractive or enticing way as for commercial consumption: to package a political candidate
  2. to put together or offer as a unit

adjective

designating or of a plan, offer, etc. by which a number of items are offered as an inseparable unit: package deal, package tour

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See package in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel.
  2. A container in which something is packed for storage or transportion.
  3. a. A preassembled unit.
    b. A commodity, such as food, uniformly processed and containerized.
  4. A proposition or an offer composed of several items, each of which must be accepted.
transitive verb pack·aged, pack·ag·ing, pack·ag·es
To place into a package or make a package of.

Related Forms:

  • packˈag·er noun

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