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
a
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
packaged; packaging
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.
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Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
Amazon offers both independent contractor work called Amazon Flex and third-party businesses called Delivery Service Partners for package deliveries, in addition to having their own employees drive their fleet of more than 20,00 electric delivery vans and counting.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
But Walgreens effort to package more healthcare services in or attached to its retail pharmacies has been rocky to say the least.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the summer of 2022, the U.S. agreed to provide a massive package of military aid to Ukraine, including an advanced missile system that Biden withheld for months out of fear of drawing the U.S. deeper into the war.
—Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
Amazon offers both independent contractor work called Amazon Flex and third-party businesses called Delivery Service Partners for package deliveries, in addition to having their own employees drive their fleet of more than 20,00 electric delivery vans and counting.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
What To Know The recalled products are packaged in small round white plastic containers with green labels, identified by lot numbers #22660, #22653, #22641, #22639, #22672, and #22664, all with a Best Buy date of 12/25.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
But Walgreens effort to package more healthcare services in or attached to its retail pharmacies has been rocky to say the least.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/package. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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package
2 of 2 verb
packaged; packaging
: to make into or enclose in a package
packager
noun
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