package
/'pækidʤ/
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Definition
Noun:
- A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel: A collection of items or a single item enclosed in a container, such as a box, bag, or wrapping, for storage, transport, or sale.
- A set of items or services offered together: A group of related things presented or sold as a single unit.
- (Computing) A software package: A collection of related programs, files, and documentation bundled together for distribution and installation.
Verb:
- To put into a package; to wrap or box: To place items into a container for protection, sale, or shipping.
- To present or combine as a unit: To group items, features, or services together for presentation or sale.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- I received a package from my family in the mail.
- The vacation package includes flights, hotel, and a rental car.
- You need to install a new software package to run this application.
Verb:
- Please package these books carefully before you ship them.
- The company packaged the new software with a free training course.
Advanced Usage
- "To package something as something": To present or describe something in a particular, often simplified or attractive, way.
- The idea was packaged as a simple solution to a complex problem.
- "A package deal": An offer or agreement involving several items that must be accepted or rejected together.
- They are selling the house and the furniture as a package deal.
Variants and Related Words
- Packaging (n): The materials used to wrap or protect goods; the manner in which something, especially a product or idea, is presented.
- The product's packaging is made from recycled materials.
- Packager (n): A person or company that packages goods.
- Repackage (v): To package again, especially in a new or different way.
- The company decided to repackage its classic candy bars.
Synonyms
- Noun: Parcel, bundle, box, kit, suite (for software/services).
- Verb: Wrap, box, encase, bundle, combine.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Package up: To wrap or box items completely.
- Could you package up the remaining cookies?
Related Idioms
- The whole package: Someone or something that has all the desirable qualities.
- She's talented, smart, and kind—she's the whole package.
Noun
- (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
- the market for software is expected to expand
- a wrapped container
- a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
Verb
- put into a box
- box the gift, please