/ ˈbægɪdʒ; NAmE / noun [ U ]
1.
( especially NAmE ) = luggage :
excess baggage (= weighing more than the limit allowed on a plane)
baggage handlers (= people employed to load and unload baggage at airports)
( NAmE )
We loaded our baggage into the car.
2.
the beliefs and attitudes that sb has as a result of their past experiences :
She was carrying a lot of emotional baggage .
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IDIOMS
see bag noun
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WHICH WORD
baggage / luggage
Luggage is the usual word in BrE , but baggage is also used, especially in the context of the bags and cases that passengers take on a flight. In NAmE baggage is usually used.
Both these words are uncountable nouns:
Do you have a lot of luggage?
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Two pieces of luggage have gone missing.
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Never leave baggage unattended.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French bagage (from baguer tie up), or bagues bundles; perhaps related to bag .