package
- noun
- /ˈpækɪdʒ/
- I received a package containing books and clothes yesterday.
- receive a package
- a care package
- a wrapped package
OK, so this is a package from Dangerous Things.
- OK, so this is a package from Dangerous Things.
- I don't cook, so let's open up packages with my knives.
- In the we all went packages, boxes, whatever.
- Next up, we have a package from Farzali.
- OK, let's see what we've got in package number, whatever this is.
- And yeah, OK, so this first package is from Rd.
- All right, kid, Have a little care package for Double B.
Examples
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Oh I nearly forgot this package has two layers.
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Got a package for you.
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OK, so this is a package from Dangerous Things.
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OK, so this is the package that it came in.
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What you see, yeah, what you see here is a package of different items.
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Yeah, I need you guys to track a package for me.
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We will find and deliver the package.
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Now, each expedition package includes one free item.
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I've got a package coming in the morning.
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Vietnamese are allowed to receive up to four packages each year from friends or kin abroad.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
A bundle of items sold or carried together
A small package for items like seeds or papers
A group of things tied or wrapped together
A box made of cardboard with a top that opens for storing things
A wrapped or boxed item sent to someone
A thing sent by mail, like a box
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of computer programs that work together to do a particular job
- Specialized
A small row of tiny switches on a computer board used to set hardware options
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Morphology
Etymology
Package (noun) comes from the idea of a pack as 'a bundle' or group of items, like a small packet. That's why a package is an object wrapped or boxed for delivery or transport.