package

n.

1. A bundle

   parcel, packet, bundle, pack, burden, load, kit, bunch, sheaf, bale, batch, roll, bag, box, case, carton, crate, container, can, tin, sack, bottle, packaging, wrapping, packing, shrink-wrap; see also bag 1, container.

2. A set of things offered as a unit

   unit, package deal, set, lot, combination, aggregate, grouping, ensemble, assortment.

package and parcel are applied to something wrapped or boxed for transportation, sale, etc. and imply moderateness of size and a compact or orderly arrangement; bundle refers to a number of things bound together for convenience in carrying, storing, etc. and does not in itself carry connotations as to size or compactness a bundle of discarded clothing; bale implies a standardized or uniform quantity of goods, as raw cotton or hay, compressed into a rectangular mass and tightly bound; pack is applied to a package of a standard amount a pack of cigarettes or to a compact bundle carried on the back of a person or animal