package

package
[[t]pæ̱kɪʤ[/t]]
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packages, packaging, packaged
1) N-COUNT A package is a small parcel.

I tore open the package.

...a package addressed to Miss Claire Montgomery.

2) N-COUNT 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]

...a package of doughnuts...

It is listed among the ingredients on the package.

(in BRIT, usually use packet)
3) N-COUNT 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...

They are putting together a Western economic aid package for Moscow.

4) VERB: usu passive When a product is packaged, it is put into containers to be sold.

[be V-ed] The beans are then ground and packaged for sale as ground coffee...

[V-ed] Most packaged foods have to show a list of ingredients in order of weight.

5) VERB: usu passive 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.

[be V-ed] A city is like any product, it has to be packaged properly to be attractive to the consumer.

[be V-ed as n] ...entertainment packaged as information.

6) N-COUNT: usu N n 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.

If you are on a package holiday, your travel company's rep should act on your behalf.


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