carrier bag

noun

British
: a bag that a store gives a person to carry any items he or she has bought there
a plastic carrier bag from the supermarket

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Her half of the invitations, all 60 of them, remain in a carrier bag under her desk at work. Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026 Alternatively, attendees may use a clear carrier bag no larger than 30 centimeters by 30 centimeters. Caché McClay, USA Today, 5 June 2025 Instead of waiting for some celebrity or billionaire to emerge, Springerville’s flying VIPs exited the plane in a Delta pet carrier bag. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024 Photos from the canine's rescue show the brown dog politely sitting in his carrier bag as Keswick Mountain Rescue Team members carry the pet across the scenic landscape of Scafell Pike. Scafell Pike is over 3,000 feet high and located in England's Lake District. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023

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“Carrier bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrier%20bag. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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