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The definition of a package is a box or bag that contains items, or a set of things agreed to as a whole.
(noun)- A big wrapped box with your Christmas presents is an example of apackage.
- 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)- 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.
- 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
- Obsolete the act or process of packing
- a wrapped or boxed thing or group of things; parcel
- a container, wrapping, etc., esp. one in which a commodity is packed for sale
- ☆ a number of items, plans, etc. offered or proposed as an inseparable unit
- a self-contained component or unit, usually one that is already assembled
transitive verb packaged, packaging
- to wrap or box, as for transporting, carrying, etc.
- to wrap or seal (a commodity) in a container, wrappings, etc. designed to attract purchasers
- to otherwise offer in an attractive or enticing way as for commercial consumption: to package a political candidate
- 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
Related Forms:
- packager noun
See package in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel.
- A container in which something is packed for storage or transportion.
- a. A preassembled unit.b. A commodity, such as food, uniformly processed and containerized.
- A proposition or an offer composed of several items, each of which must be accepted.
To place into a package or make a package of.
Related Forms:
- packˈag·er noun
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