BAGGAGE


Meaning of BAGGAGE in English

/ 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 .

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?

Two pieces of luggage have gone missing.

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 .

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