package

1 of 2

noun

pack·​age ˈpa-kij How to pronounce package (audio)
1
archaic : the act or process of packing
2
a
: a small or moderate-sized pack : parcel
b
: a commodity or a unit of a product uniformly wrapped or sealed
c
: a preassembled unit
3
: a covering wrapper or container
4
: something that suggests a package: such as
b
: a radio or television series offered for sale at a lump sum
c
: contract benefits gained through collective bargaining
d
: a ready-made computer program or collection of related software
e
: a travel arrangement contract that offers for a fixed price transportation, accommodations, and often sightseeing and entertainment
f
: a collection of related items
especially : one to be considered or acted on together
presented his tax package to the nation

package

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verb

packaged; packaging

transitive verb

1
a
: to make into a package
especially : to produce as an entertainment package
b
: to present (something, such as a product) in such a way as to heighten its appeal to the public
2
: to enclose in a package or covering
packager noun

Examples of package in a Sentence

Noun All ingredients are listed right on the package. She ate the whole package of crackers for lunch. The hotel, airfare, and museum fees were all part of our vacation package. The financial aid packages we'll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The fish’s clue package also showed a jar of hearts, two kisses and a glass slipper. Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 Another Masked Singer season means another batch of clue packages to sift and sort through. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024 Also available will be the VIP package, Spotify, Live Nation and Ticketmaster pre-sales, Ticketmaster stated. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024 Cook pasta according to package instructions to al dente. Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024 Neighbors can also pick up mail and make sure that packages don’t pile up at the door. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 The full lineup won’t be announced until April, but tickets and hotel packages go on sale Thursday. Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2024 So when our News Manager Margo Anderson and Contributing Editor Charles Q. Choi hatched the idea for the science fiction/fact package featured in this issue, our local sci-fi maven, Special Projects Editor Stephen Cass, eagerly volunteered to shepherd the project. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2024 The European Union also agreed on a sanctions package against Russia on Wednesday (Feb. 21), targeting individuals and companies, including those in China, suspected of aiding Russia in its invasion. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
Verb
The dumplings in question were made on Dec. 7, 2023, and are packaged in 6-ounce boxes with plastic trays containing six dumplings. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024 Everything is packaged together in what looks like a Big Mac for a fun touch. Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024 Regardless of your trip destination or your travel style, there's always room for some luxurious moisture — especially when it's beautifully packaged in the L'Occitane Immortelle Overnight Reset Serum bottle. Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024 The recalled products include: Equate Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube, packaged in box with UPC code: 681131395298. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024 Pills are stocked and packaged at a separate location by workers hired by Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants, a nonprofit Dr. Foster leads. Pam Belluck, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 MacKenzie began research injecting fetal mice with copies of the healthy hemophilia gene, packaged inside viruses produced by High and another collaborator, Jim Wilson at the University of Pennsylvania. Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024 The treatment is packaged in single-dose packets that need to be shaken and taken 30 minutes before food consumption. Kayla Hui, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2024 While the win may have come as a surprise to many, ACA has enjoyed a fruitful history of unearthing the freshest talent in Africa and packaging entertainment products that are both exportable and culturally-sound. Tenille Clarke, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of package was circa 1510

Dictionary Entries Near package

Cite this Entry

“Package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/package. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

package

1 of 2 noun
pack·​age ˈpak-ij How to pronounce package (audio)
1
: a small or medium-sized pack : parcel
2
: a covering wrapper or container
3
4
: a collection of related items to be considered together
presented his tax package to the nation

package

2 of 2 verb
packaged; packaging
: to make into or enclose in a package
packager noun

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