1 (especially AmE) = PARCEL:
A large package has arrived for you.
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2 (AmE) a box, bag, etc. in which things are wrapped or packed; the contents of a box etc:
Check the list of ingredients on the side of the package. * a package of hamburger buns
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3 (also package deal) a set of items or ideas that must be bought or accepted together:
a benefits package * an aid package * a package of measures to help small businesses
4 (also software package) (computing) a set of related programs for a particular type of task such as WORDPROCESSING, sold and used as a single unit:
The system came with a database software package.
verb [VN] [oftenpassive]
1 ~ sth (up) to put sth into a box, bag, etc. to be sold or transported:
packaged food / goods * We package our products in recyclable materials. * The orders were already packaged up, ready to be sent.
2 ~ sb/sth (as sth) to present sb/sth in a particular way:
politicians who are packaged and presented to the public * an attempt to package news as entertainment
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for package is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is package a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, package is tagged as noun.
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