1
archaic
: the act or process of packing
2
a
: a small or moderate-sized pack : parcel
b
: a commodity or a unit of a product uniformly wrapped or sealed
c
: a preassembled unit
3
: a covering wrapper or container
4
: something that suggests a package: such as
a
b
: a radio or television series offered for sale at a lump sum
c
: contract benefits gained through collective bargaining
d
: a ready-made computer program or collection of related software
e
: a travel arrangement contract that offers for a fixed price transportation, accommodations, and often sightseeing and entertainment
f
: a collection of related items
especially
: one to be considered or acted on together
presented his tax package to the nation
packaged; packaging
1
a
: to make into a package
especially
: to produce as an entertainment package
b
: to present (something, such as a product) in such a way as to heighten its appeal to the public
2
: to enclose in a package or covering
packager
noun
Synonyms
Examples of package in a Sentence
Noun
All ingredients are listed right on the package.
She ate the whole package of crackers for lunch.
The hotel, airfare, and museum fees were all part of our vacation package.
The financial aid packages we'll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.
Recent Examples on the Web
Eva Dou, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The clues package also included golden popcorn, a racing flag and cameras 24/7.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The iPad Air also comes with various accessories, such as a stylus and screen protector, making the package even sweeter.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
The funding packages will keep the lights on for the rest of the fiscal year, which is already halfway over.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Leaders of the college financial aid system assailed the Education Department over this year’s FAFSA debacle, warning that ongoing delays are extending institutions’ timelines for offering packages that many students’ decisions hinge on.
—Haley Messenger, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Complicating matters, Republicans had bundled a procedural measure to open debate on the bill with an unrelated resolution condemning President Biden’s border policies, all but ensuring that no Democrats would vote to advance the package.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
On April 7, a man asked police to perform a wellness check on his neighbor after seeing packages piling up outside her home and getting no response at the door, according to a news release from the Upper Chichester Township Police Department.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The gold package, at $220, includes one autograph and one professional photo opportunity during Saturday's convention hours, the poster, Q&A panel and free admission to the movie.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Through the end of 2024, all local grocery stores and big-box chains that sell meat products packaged in foam remain exempt.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
This recall involves certain lot codes of Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Ace Pods, and Ariel Pods liquid laundry detergent packets packaged in flexible film bags, manufactured between September 2023 and February 2024.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2024
The deliveries, packaged by Middleton and Messick, went out Saturday and Sunday in response to requests made by crew members to Middleton via WhatsApp.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Camembert cheeses are packaged at the Isigny Saint-Mere company in Normandy, France.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
This was roughly the equivalent of a modern apple-juice maker packaging its product in a Jack Daniel’s bottle.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
The scientists packaged their implantable battery in a soft porous flexible polymer film that has previously found use in artificial blood vessels, says Xizheng Liu, a professor of engineering at Tianjin.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
Pouches don’t just taste like candy; they’re also packaged like candy and consumed like candy (don’t swallow them, though).
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
Pivoting to defense When Matus was launching Teal in 2015, investors anticipated a commercial boom: Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos had announced ambitions to deliver packages by drone nationwide as early as 2017.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The clues package also included golden popcorn, a racing flag and cameras 24/7.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The iPad Air also comes with various accessories, such as a stylus and screen protector, making the package even sweeter.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
The funding packages will keep the lights on for the rest of the fiscal year, which is already halfway over.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Leaders of the college financial aid system assailed the Education Department over this year’s FAFSA debacle, warning that ongoing delays are extending institutions’ timelines for offering packages that many students’ decisions hinge on.
—Haley Messenger, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Complicating matters, Republicans had bundled a procedural measure to open debate on the bill with an unrelated resolution condemning President Biden’s border policies, all but ensuring that no Democrats would vote to advance the package.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
On April 7, a man asked police to perform a wellness check on his neighbor after seeing packages piling up outside her home and getting no response at the door, according to a news release from the Upper Chichester Township Police Department.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The gold package, at $220, includes one autograph and one professional photo opportunity during Saturday's convention hours, the poster, Q&A panel and free admission to the movie.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Verb
Food and Drug Administration The recall involves Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel packaged in a 12 fluid ounce, dark green plastic bottles with the barcode 0 82252 03300 5.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Through the end of 2024, all local grocery stores and big-box chains that sell meat products packaged in foam remain exempt.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
This recall involves certain lot codes of Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Ace Pods, and Ariel Pods liquid laundry detergent packets packaged in flexible film bags, manufactured between September 2023 and February 2024.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2024
The deliveries, packaged by Middleton and Messick, went out Saturday and Sunday in response to requests made by crew members to Middleton via WhatsApp.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Camembert cheeses are packaged at the Isigny Saint-Mere company in Normandy, France.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
This was roughly the equivalent of a modern apple-juice maker packaging its product in a Jack Daniel’s bottle.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
The scientists packaged their implantable battery in a soft porous flexible polymer film that has previously found use in artificial blood vessels, says Xizheng Liu, a professor of engineering at Tianjin.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
Pouches don’t just taste like candy; they’re also packaged like candy and consumed like candy (don’t swallow them, though).
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/package. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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package
2 of 2 verb
packaged; packaging
: to make into or enclose in a package
packager
noun
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