carton
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈkɑrtən/
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cartón
- I bought a carton of milk to use in my cereal this morning.
- milk carton
- egg carton
- juice carton
And if the price of, say, a carton of eggs or house or milk in the supermarket goes up, then it is those things that have changed.
- And if the price of, say, a carton of eggs or house or milk in the supermarket goes up, then it is those things that have changed.
Examples
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With her other hand, she grabs a carton of low-fat milk.
Fiction book (1992) -
The players were sharing a carton of Tropicana orange juice.
Fiction book (1994) -
So at night I take out my carton of milk.
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I made a trip to the grocery store and bought a whole carton of eggs.
Fiction book (1995) -
Hey, you got two milk cartons under that table.
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$12 for a carton of orange juice, this is everyday life in Nunavut.
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Why don't you run across the street to 7-Eleven and pick up a couple of cartons, okay?
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There were at least twenty-five pills inside the carton, all different shapes and colors, even a few I didn't recognize.
Fiction book (1996) -
She opened a carton of fresh orange juice for breakfast.
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He decided to bring a carton of eggs for the picnic.
Synonyms
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1.0
A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds
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1.0
The amount of something in one package used for selling or carrying it
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1.7
A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it
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3.5
An amount that fills a cart, often meaning a very large quantity
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4.4
An amount that fills a large suitcase or a car's storage space
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1.9
An amount that fills a box
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3.0
A full load that fills a cart
An amount that fills a carton like a milk box
The amount that fills a container
An amount that fits in a crate
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Etymology
Carton comes from the same old word for 'paper' or 'card', and because it named the container people also used it for the amount inside. So a carton often means the usual quantity a box holds, as in 'a carton of milk'.