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单词 package
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packagenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/us/ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/

package noun [ C ] (PAPER OBJECT)

B2 UK also parcel an object or set of objects wrapped in paper, usually in order to be sent by post:

The courier has just delivered a package for you.
The package was wrapped in plain brown paper.

US UK packet a small paper or plastic container in which a number of small objects are sold:

a package of cookies

More examples

  • Seal the package with sticky tape.
  • Please handle this package with care.
  • a remuneration package
  • The public were warned to be on the alert for suspicious packages.
  • a seven-night all-inclusive package

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Communications - the postal system

  • certified mail
  • consign
  • direct mail
  • express
  • letterbox
  • mail
  • mail slot
  • mailbag
  • mass mailing
  • p. and p.
  • pillar box
  • pin code
  • PO
  • postmaster
  • shipping and handling
  • snail mail
  • stamp
  • surface mail
  • window
  • zip code

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Wrapping, packing and loading

package noun [ C ] (OFFERED TOGETHER)

B2 a related group of things when they are offered together as a single unit:

The computer comes with a software package.
The aid package for the earthquake-hit area will include emergency food and medical supplies.

the pay and other rewards that a company manager receives:

He will receive a compensation package worth $15 million over three years.
a total pay package valued at $59.5 million

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Groups and collections of things

  • agglomeration
  • Aladdin's cave
  • anthology
  • assemblage
  • bank
  • basket
  • cache
  • empty set
  • ensemble
  • feast
  • generation
  • glory box
  • grab bag
  • pool
  • portfolio
  • selection
  • sheaf
  • sheaves
  • subgroup
  • vintage

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Earning money

package noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

offensive UK also packet a man's sex organs

Idiom(s)

good things come in small packages

packageverb [ T ]

uk/ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/us/ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/

to put goods into boxes or containers to be sold:

These organic olives are packaged in recycled glass containers.

to sell several things together as a single product:

The program comes packaged with some games.

to show someone or something in a particular, usually attractive, way:

As a young film star, she was packaged as a sex symbol.

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Wrapping, packing and loading

  • bag
  • bottle
  • Bubble Wrap
  • bundle
  • bundle sth up
  • containerize
  • load
  • pack
  • pack sth away
  • packaged
  • packaging
  • packet
  • packing
  • parcel
  • parcel sth up
  • shrink-wrap
  • tinned
  • vacuum-packed
  • wrap
  • wrap sth up

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Selling
Including and containing

packagenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈpækɪdʒ/us

UK also parcel COMMUNICATIONS an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper or other similar material and sent by mail, etc.:

She's gone to collect a package from the post-room.
postage rates for letters and packages
This service enables you to track your package online.

US UK packet COMMERCE a small container in which objects are sold:

a package of cookies/candy

HR, WORKPLACE the pay and other advantages that a company manager receives:

The salary package offered for this position is a very tempting one.
She was offered an early-retirement package.

COMMERCE a collection of products or services that are supplied to the customer as a set:

Our aim is to offer a comprehensive care package for the client.
The hotel enjoys an excellent reputation for the quality of its wedding packages, which are also very flexible.

IT a collection of computer programs that are supplied to the customer as a set :

The company produces accountancy software packages for small businesses.
Many word-processing packages include useful extras such as a spelling checker, thesaurus, and mailing list management.

informal →  package holiday

See also

benefit
compensation package
pay package
redundancy package
remuneration package
salary package
severance package

packageverb [ T ]

uk/ˈpækɪdʒ/us

COMMERCE to wrap goods or put them into containers to be sold or sent somewhere:

All orders received before 3pm are packaged and shipped the same day.
Small items have to be individually packaged to ensure safe delivery to the customer.

COMMERCE to put different goods and services together to sell as a set:

package sth with sth The album is packaged with an informative booklet.

informal MARKETING to describe or show someone or something in a way that aims to make them seem more attractive:

The facts are neatly packaged by our PR team before they go out to the public.
package yourself as sth They spent millions on packaging themselves as a responsible, caring company.
package yourself for sth There are books that advise you on how to package yourself for a top job.

FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to buy loans from other financial organizations and sell them as bonds. Investors receive their profits from the regular payments made towards the original loans:

Citibank took a major role in the business of packaging loan receivables and selling them as securities.

BANKING, FINANCE to help a business apply for a loan by using special market knowledge to provide the right information and to contact the lenders that are most likely to provide the money:

Costs for their packaging service vary depending on the complexity of the loan being packaged.
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