package

noun

/ˈpækɪdʒ/

1 (especially North American English) (also parcel especially in British English) something that is wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily, or given as a present

A large package has arrived for you.

Collocations

adjective

verb + package

package + verb

preposition

in a/​the package

package of

2 (North American English) a box, bag, etc. in which things are wrapped or packed; the contents of a box, etc.

Check the list of ingredients on the side of the package.

package of something a package of hamburger buns

3 (also package deal)

a set of items or ideas that must be bought or accepted together

an aid/a rescue package

a $6.3 billion economic stimulus package

package of something a package of measures to help small businesses

Collocations

adjective

verb + package

package + verb

package + noun

preposition

phrases

4 the pay and other benefits that somebody gets from their employer

Some CEOs received pay packages of over $10 million.

a compensation/severance package

The company tries to match the benefits packages offered by other employers.

​5 (also software package) (computing) a set of related programs for a particular type of task, sold and used as a single unit

The system came with a database software package.

Word Origin

mid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting the action or mode of packing goods): from the verb pack + -age; compare with Anglo-Latin paccagium. The verb dates from the 1920s.

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