baggage

Universal Words noun [U] 1 (especially AmE) = LUGGAGE: excess baggage (= weighing more than the limit allowed on a plane) * baggage handlers (= people employed to load and unload baggage at airports) 2 the beliefs and attitudes that sb has as a result of their past experiences: The party has now jettisoned its traditional ideological baggage. IDIOMS see BAGn. ______________________________ WHICHWORD? baggage / luggage Luggage is the usual word in BrE, but baggage is also used, especially in the context of the bags and cases that passengers take on a flight. In AmE baggage is usually used. Both these words are uncountable nouns: Do you have a lot of luggage? * Two pieces of luggage have gone missing. * Never leave baggage unattended. ______________________________