package

noun

/ˈpækɪdʒ/

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(especially North American English)
(also parcel especially in British English)
something that is wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily, or given as a present
- A large package has arrived for you.
compare pack
Extra Examples
- I sent the books in one big package.
- Police destroyed the suspect package in a controlled explosion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- bulky
- compact
- …
verb + package
- open
- unwrap
- wrap
- …
package + verb
- contain
- arrive
preposition
- in a/the package
- package of
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(North American English) 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.
- package of something a package of hamburger buns
compare packet
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- bulky
- compact
- …
verb + package
- open
- unwrap
- wrap
- …
package + verb
- contain
- arrive
preposition
- in a/the package
- package of
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(also package deal)
a set of items or ideas that must be bought or accepted together
- an aid/a rescue package
- a $6.3 billion economic stimulus package
- package of something a package of measures to help small businesses
Extra Examples
- The IMF has put together a rescue package for the country's faltering economy.
- The pay freeze forms part of a package of budget cuts.
- Under the reform package spending on health will increase.
- a jobs package aimed at helping the unemployed
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- basic
- complete
- comprehensive
- …
verb + package
- offer
- produce
- provide
- …
package + verb
- consist of something
- contain something
- include something
- …
package + noun
- holiday
- tour
- deal
- …
preposition
- in a/the package
- under a/the package
- package of
- …
phrases
- part of a package
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the pay and other benefits that somebody gets from their employer
- Some CEOs received pay packages of over $10 million.
- a compensation/severance package
- The company tries to match the benefits packages offered by other employers.
(also software package)
(computing) a set of related programs for a particular type of task, sold and used as a single unit
- The system came with a database software package.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- software
- integrated
- application
- …
verb + package
- download
- install
- use
- …
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting the action or mode of packing goods): from the verb pack + -age; compare with Anglo-Latin paccagium. The verb dates from the 1920s.

package

verb

/ˈpækɪdʒ/

[often passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they package	/ˈpækɪdʒ/ /ˈpækɪdʒ/
he / she / it packages	/ˈpækɪdʒɪz/ /ˈpækɪdʒɪz/
past simple packaged	/ˈpækɪdʒd/ /ˈpækɪdʒd/
past participle packaged	/ˈpækɪdʒd/ /ˈpækɪdʒd/
-ing form packaging	/ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ/

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to put something into a box, bag, etc. to be sold or transported
- package something packaged food/goods
- The glasses had been carefully packaged for the journey to England.
- package something up The orders were already packaged up, ready to be sent.
- package something in something The fan is packaged in a bare white box.
- We package our products in recyclable materials.
package somebody/something (as something) to present somebody/something in a particular way
- politicians who are packaged and presented to the public
- an attempt to package news as entertainment

Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting the action or mode of packing goods): from the verb pack + -age; compare with Anglo-Latin paccagium. The verb dates from the 1920s.