Package

/ˈpæ.kɪd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope..

Definitions by Sense

1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
3. (software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
4. (uncountable, archaic) The act of packing something.
5. Something resembling a package.
6. A package holiday.
7. A football formation.
8. (euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.

Example Sentences

A dirty package was left in my home.

Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?

It’s now created a system where creators should be afraid to make a series that dares to end on a cliffhanger or save anything for future seasons, lest their story forever be left unfinished. And viewers are afraid to commit to any show that isn’t a completely aired package lest they spend 10-30 hours on something that ends up unresolved, which has happened dozens and dozens of times, creating a vast “show graveyard” within Netflix.

for, it has often happened that, without any accident at ſea, heavy averages, owing to bad package and ſtowage only, have been demanded, and paid by inſurers

The Company's instructions to the supracargoes of their ships are very particular as to the mode of package and stowage.

But we see more; we see a very curious and artificial arrangement of the fibres very much contributing to facilitate their package, and by which they mutually support one another and act with the greatest advantage.

the "dime" defensive package

For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.

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Word Forms

• packages
• pakige
• packaging
• packaged

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