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package

Syllabification: (pack·age)
Pronunciation: /ˈpakij/
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Definition of package

noun

  • 1an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or plastic, or packed in a box.
  • North American the box or bag in which things are packed.
  • informal a man’s genitals.
  • 2 (also package deal) a set of proposals or terms offered or agreed to as a whole:a package of economic reforms
  • informal a package tour.
  • 3 Computing a collection of programs or subroutines with related functionality.

verb

[with object]
  • 1put into a box or wrapping, especially for sale:choose products that are packaged in recyclable materials (as adjective packaged)packaged foods
  • combine (various products) for sale as one unit:films would be packaged with the pictures of a production company
  • commission and produce (a book, typically a highly illustrated one) to sell as a complete product to publishers:it’s a question of trying to package the book properly
  • 2present (someone or something) in a particular way, especially to make them more attractive: (as adjective, with submodifier packaged)everything became a carefully packaged photo opportunity

Derivatives

packager

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (as a noun denoting the action or mode of packing goods): from the verb pack1 + -age; compare with Anglo-Latin paccagium. The verb dates from the 1920s

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