care packagen.

Brit.

/ˈkɛː ˌpakɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈkɛr ˌpækɪdʒ/

Forms: 1900s– CARE package, 1900s– Care package, 1900s– care package.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: care n.¹, package n.

Etymology: < care n.¹ (originally as acronym < the initial letters of Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe , the name of the relief organization which arranged such aid packages, named with punning allusion to care n.¹) + package n.The relief organization, while retaining the acronym CARE, later changed its official name to Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, and then to Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere.

Originally U.S.

1. A proprietary name for: a humanitarian aid package containing food or other necessities in quantities appropriate for a family or individual. Also in extended use.

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1945 Washington Post 16 Dec. iii. 7/3 CARE'S packages will be made up either here or abroad.]

1946 Washington Post 13 May 3/2 CARE packages cost $15 each, covering contents, packing, shipping and delivery to the beneficiary. Purchased from the U.S. Army, they were originally intended for combat troops, and contain foods, soap, water purification tablets, [etc.].

1947 Times 24 Sept. 4/2 Each ‘Care’ package contains 22lb. of basic supplies, sufficient to help a needy family for a month.

1957 Developing Moral–Spiritual Values in Schools 84 Activities have included collecting canned foods for the needy..and a paper drive to earn money for CARE packages for Europe and Korea.

1964 M. McLuhan Let. 11 May (1987) 299 Art is a CARE package dispatched to undernourished areas of the human sensorium.

2001 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. iv. 13/6 First we wanted to bomb Afghanistan. Then when we saw the suffering of the people there, we wanted to send them food. Now we may bomb them with missiles and care packages.

2. A gift package sent to a person who is away from home for an extended period, often containing his or her favourite foods.

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1965 Los Angeles Times 7 Jan. iv. 16/3 A ‘care’ package from home is a welcome sight when there seems to be little time for regular cafeteria meals.

1972 Washington Post 16 July k6/1 On rainy days [at summer camp] we..munched secretly on salami, sardines, and-or peanut butter sandwiches enclosed in our parent's CARE packages.

1993 Sentinel Feb.–Mar. 13/1 (caption) Dominic, Danielle and Christopher Hann prepare a care package of goodies for Sgt. Everett Hann.

2006 R. Chandrasekaran Imperial Life in Emerald City (2007) iv. 90 When..a staffer..opened a care package from his mother to find a book by Paul Krugman, a liberal New York Times columnist, people around him stared.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	care package
释义	care packagen. Brit. /ˈkɛː ˌpakɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈkɛr ˌpækɪdʒ/ Forms: 1900s– CARE package, 1900s– Care package, 1900s– care package. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: care n.¹, package n. Etymology: < care n.¹ (originally as acronym < the initial letters of Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe , the name of the relief organization which arranged such aid packages, named with punning allusion to care n.¹) + package n.The relief organization, while retaining the acronym CARE, later changed its official name to Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, and then to Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere. Originally U.S. 1. A proprietary name for: a humanitarian aid package containing food or other necessities in quantities appropriate for a family or individual. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1945 Washington Post 16 Dec. iii. 7/3 CARE'S packages will be made up either here or abroad.] 1946 Washington Post 13 May 3/2 CARE packages cost $15 each, covering contents, packing, shipping and delivery to the beneficiary. Purchased from the U.S. Army, they were originally intended for combat troops, and contain foods, soap, water purification tablets, [etc.]. 1947 Times 24 Sept. 4/2 Each ‘Care’ package contains 22lb. of basic supplies, sufficient to help a needy family for a month. 1957 Developing Moral–Spiritual Values in Schools 84 Activities have included collecting canned foods for the needy..and a paper drive to earn money for CARE packages for Europe and Korea. 1964 M. McLuhan Let. 11 May (1987) 299 Art is a CARE package dispatched to undernourished areas of the human sensorium. 2001 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. iv. 13/6 First we wanted to bomb Afghanistan. Then when we saw the suffering of the people there, we wanted to send them food. Now we may bomb them with missiles and care packages. 2. A gift package sent to a person who is away from home for an extended period, often containing his or her favourite foods. ΚΠ 1965 Los Angeles Times 7 Jan. iv. 16/3 A ‘care’ package from home is a welcome sight when there seems to be little time for regular cafeteria meals. 1972 Washington Post 16 July k6/1 On rainy days [at summer camp] we..munched secretly on salami, sardines, and-or peanut butter sandwiches enclosed in our parent's CARE packages. 1993 Sentinel Feb.–Mar. 13/1 (caption) Dominic, Danielle and Christopher Hann prepare a care package of goodies for Sgt. Everett Hann. 2006 R. Chandrasekaran Imperial Life in Emerald City (2007) iv. 90 When..a staffer..opened a care package from his mother to find a book by Paul Krugman, a liberal New York Times columnist, people around him stared. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1946
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