PACKAGE


Meaning of PACKAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pækɪdʒ ]

( packages, packaging, packaged)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A package is a small parcel.

I tore open the package.

...a package addressed to Miss Claire Montgomery.

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2.

A package is a small container in which a quantity of something is sold. Packages are either small boxes made of thin cardboard, or bags or envelopes made of paper or plastic. ( mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use packet )

...a package of doughnuts...

It is listed among the ingredients on the package.

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3.

A package is a set of proposals that are made by a government or organization and which must be accepted or rejected as a group.

The government has announced a package of measures to help the British film industry...

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4.

When a product is packaged , it is put into containers to be sold.

The beans are then ground and packaged for sale as ground coffee...

Packaged foods have to show a list of ingredients.

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , V-ed

5.

If something is packaged in a particular way, it is presented or advertised in that way in order to make it seem attractive or interesting.

A city has to be packaged properly to be attractive to tourists.

...entertainment packaged as information.

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , be V-ed as n

6.

A package tour, or in British English a package holiday, is a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and your accommodation are booked for you.

N-COUNT : usu N n

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