package

1 of 2

noun

pack·​age ˈpa-kij 

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

: package deal

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

package

2 of 2

verb

packaged; packaging

transitive verb

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

Noun

• bundle
• bag
• pack
• packet

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

Noun

The overall number of games that fans will be able to watch outside of their local markets will be up in 2025-26 under the first year of the NBA’s new media rights package. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2025

Phishing texts claiming that tolls haven’t been paid or packages can’t be delivered, calls from solicitors promising to erase debt, malware emails offering winnings from a sweepstakes that no one ever entered. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025

Verb

Jet2 Holidays followed in 2007, packaging up flight, hotel, and transfers between the two — and sowing the seeds for 2025’s song of the summer. —Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025

Like the classic games available for earlier consoles such as the NES, SNES, or Game Boy, these are all packaged in one launcher, with every game in the respective collection installed at once. —Matt Kamen, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing package

• care package
• package deal
• package holiday
• package store
• package tour
• part of the package
• severance package

Rhymes for package

• trackage

Kids Definition

package

1 of 2 noun

pack·​age ˈpak-ij 

1

: a small or medium-sized pack : parcel

2

: a covering wrapper or container

3

: package deal

4

: a collection of related items to be considered together

presented his tax package to the nation

package

2 of 2 verb

packaged; packaging

: to make into or enclose in a package

packager noun