Definition of carton
: a box or container usually made of cardboard and often of corrugated cardboard several cartons of books
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Examples of carton in a Sentence
She got a carton of ice cream out of the freezer.
a carton of orange juice
He bought a carton of cigarettes.
Several cartons of books arrived yesterday.
Recent Examples of carton from the Web
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A milk carton was taken away, and the girl’s food was dumped in the trash.
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A milk carton was taken away, and the girl’s food was dumped in the trash.
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A tobacco store clerk faces two criminal charges for firing a gun at a thief who ran out of the store with a carton of cigarettes Wednesday evening, according to Anchorage police.
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Goods should then be packed in plastic bags inside waxed cartons.
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As more Americans turn to the Internet to order their groceries, most still prefer to pick out highly perishable items — a container of yogurt, carton of milk, or pound of bacon — in person, according to a Morning Consult poll.
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Not that the Prada crowd doesn’t enjoy a carton of chicken fries, but the restaurants in the Design District have skewed to the higher end since Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink opened 10 years ago to help bring people back to the neighborhood.
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Strawberry ice cream, vanilla ice cream and a blueberry ice cream together in one carton.
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LeafLocker makes child-resistant cartons specifically for marijuana products, working with cannabis brands and businesses to customize the packaging for different products, said marketing manager Brad Nelson.
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Origin and Etymology of carton
French, from Italian cartone pasteboard
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Definition of carton
transitive verb
: to pack or enclose in a carton
intransitive verb
: to shape cartons from cardboard sheets
First Known Use of carton
1921
CARTON Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of carton for English Language Learners
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: a light box or container usually made of cardboard or plastic
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: a box containing things that have been packed together so they can be sold or moved
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