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
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.
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Skyler Henry, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
McDaniel’s most impactful changes during this winning streak have come on the field, with the Dolphins wisely becoming more run-heavy and using more heavy set packages, including Brunskill as a pseudo sixth lineman.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
They can be purchased separately, or as part of the new Beginner’s Tasting Kit, which also includes Salmon Roe, White Sturgeon Caviar, crème fraîche, potato chips, a tin opener, and a mother-of-pearl spoon, all packaged in a beautiful blue case.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Sheppard's packages were among the roughly 250,000 that are stolen nationwide every day, according to safety research company SafeWise.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
McDaniel’s most impactful changes during this winning streak have come on the field, with the Dolphins wisely becoming more run-heavy and using more heavy set packages, including Brunskill as a pseudo sixth lineman.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
It was packaged with partial October data that was able to be collected from businesses and other entities.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
They can be purchased separately, or as part of the new Beginner’s Tasting Kit, which also includes Salmon Roe, White Sturgeon Caviar, crème fraîche, potato chips, a tin opener, and a mother-of-pearl spoon, all packaged in a beautiful blue case.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/package. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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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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