care package

noun

: a package of useful or pleasurable items that is sent or given as a gift to another (such as a college student)

Examples of care package in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This season, Walmart launched an online care package College Grocery Haul bundle, starting at less than $35. — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2026

Dodge said both honorees help veterans causes with Beaudary and Kazin both joining the Veterans Advisory Board and collecting and packing care packages to the troops overseas. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

The family said Jack in the Box reached out to them so the fast-food chain could send them a care package. — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 29 July 2026

At Global Empowerment Mission’s warehouses, up to 1,000 volunteers — many from the Venezuelan diaspora — sort donations from across North America into care packages that bypass Venezuelan government control. — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

from CARE package, a charity parcel sent to needy Europeans after World War II

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for care package

• trackage