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pack⋅age

[pak-ij]

noun, verb, -aged, -ag⋅ing.

–noun

1.	a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.

2.	a container, as a box or case, in which something is or may be packed.

3.	something conceived of as a compact unit having particular characteristics: That child is a package of mischief.

4.	the packing of goods, freight, etc.

5.	a finished product contained in a unit that is suitable for immediate installation and operation, as a power or heating unit.

6.	a group, combination, or series of related parts or elements to be accepted or rejected as a single unit.

7.	a complete program produced for the theater, television, etc., or a series of these, sold as a unit.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to make or put into a package.

9.	to design and manufacture a package for (a product or series of related products): They package their soaps in eye-catching wrappers.

10.	to group or combine (a series of related parts) into a single unit.

11.	to combine the various elements of (a tour, entertainment, etc.) for sale as a unit.

Origin:
1605–15; < D pakkage baggage. See PACK¹, -AGE

Related forms:

pack⋅age⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. Package, pack, packet, parcel refer to a bundle or to something fastened together. A package is a bundle of things packed and wrapped: a package from the drugstore. A pack is a large bundle or bale of things put or fastened together, usually wrapped up or in a bag, case, etc., to be carried by a person or a beast of burden: a peddler's pack. A packet, originally a package of letters or dispatches, is a small package or bundle: a packet of gems. A parcel is an object or objects wrapped up to form a single, small bundle: a parcel containing two dresses. 2. carton.

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pack·age (pāk'ĭj)

A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel.
A container in which something is packed for storage or transportion.
1. A preassembled unit.
2. A commodity, such as food, uniformly processed and containerized.
A proposition or an offer composed of several items, each of which must be accepted.

tr.v. pack·aged, pack·ag·ing, pack·ag·es
To place into a package or make a package of.
pack'ag·er n.

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Package

Pack"age\, n. 1. Act or process of packing.

2. A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods.

3. A charge made for packing goods.

4. A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens.

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Language Translation for : package

Spanish: paquete,

German: das Paket,

Japanese: 小包み

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package

1540, "the act of packing," from pack (n.) or from cognate Du. pakkage "baggage." The main modern sense of "bundle, parcel" is first attested 1722. The verb is 1922, from the noun. Package deal is from 1952.

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