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package

package

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