package

package
I UK [ˈpækɪdʒ] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "package":
singular package plural packages
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1) an object or set of objects wrapped in a box or in paper and sent or given to someone

a package full of Christmas presents

2) a set of proposals or measures for dealing with something

a package designed to stabilize the economy in South Korea

rescue/aid package:

a financial aid package for students

3) a set of different pieces of computer software that are sold together as one unit

new graphics packages on the market

4) money and other benefits, for example a car, that someone gets from their employer

We offer a generous package including private medical insurance.

5) American a packet of food that has been weighed ready to be sold

II UK [ˈpækɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "package":
present tense I/you/we/they package he/she/it packages present participle packaging past tense packaged past participle packaged
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1) to put things into boxes or wrap them so that they can be sold

a company that manufactures and packages medicines

2) to sell several things together as one single product
package something with something:

a sports car that comes packaged with a leather interior and a CD player

3) [often passive] to try to make someone or something such as a product or idea seem interesting and exciting to the public

Politicians these days are packaged to appeal to a mass market.


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