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package

961 1.0
A box or parcel that holds goods for delivery
  • noun
  • /ˈpækɪdʒ/
: paquete
  • 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.

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Examples

  • Oh I nearly forgot this package has two layers.

  • Got a package for you.

  • OK, so this is a package from Dangerous Things.

  • OK, so this is the package that it came in.

  • What you see, yeah, what you see here is a package of different items.

  • Yeah, I need you guys to track a package for me.

  • We will find and deliver the package.

  • Now, each expedition package includes one free item.

  • I've got a package coming in the morning.

  • Vietnamese are allowed to receive up to four packages each year from friends or kin abroad.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

pack
vspackage
420 1.0

A bundle of items sold or carried together

is mainly about wrapping or boxing items for transport or delivery
packet
vspackage
101 1.8

A small package for items like seeds or papers

is for wrapped or boxed items without implying small size
bundle
vspackage
85 2.3

A group of things tied or wrapped together

is focused on items prepared for transport or delivery rather than general grouping
carton
vspackage
58 1.0

A box made of cardboard with a top that opens for storing things

refers to wrapped or boxed goods more generally not specific box type
parcel
vspackage
27 1.1

A wrapped or boxed item sent to someone

often covers groups of wrapped items rather than a single one
pkg
vspackage
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A thing sent by mail, like a box

is the full nonabbreviated form used in general writing

Compounds

software package
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A group of computer programs that work together to do a particular job

2 2.7

A holiday arranged by a travel agent that includes flights and hotels

1 2.7

A group of travel services sold together for one price

1 5.3

A shop that sells bottles of beer, wine or spirits to take home

package bomb
  • Offensive
1 5.6

A hidden device that explodes when someone opens a box or envelope

7.4

A small row of tiny switches on a computer board used to set hardware options

A holiday sold by a travel company with flights and hotel included

How Big

pallet
19 3.4
crate
189 1.7
parcel
27 1.1
package
961 1.0
box
∞ 1.0
packet
101 1.8

Surface Forms

package singular
packages plural

Morphology

package = pack (semi-transparent) = pack + age

The word is analyzable as 'pack' + '-age', but the noun has become lexicalized to mean a wrapped or boxed item rather than simply the result of packing.

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.