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
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
packaged; packaging
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
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.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
If the current fiscal package is estimated to not only cover its costs but grow the economy too, the path is justified, argued Zandi.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Every day, the organization’s distribution centers in Denver and Grand Junction depend on more than 100 volunteers to package food and cook meals.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
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Noun
And if your gifts are on the heavier side, think homemade treats, books, or candles; flat-rate boxes can be your best friend since the price stays the same no matter how far the package travels.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
If the current fiscal package is estimated to not only cover its costs but grow the economy too, the path is justified, argued Zandi.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Complexity packaged within geometry is a radiolarian signature.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Every day, the organization’s distribution centers in Denver and Grand Junction depend on more than 100 volunteers to package food and cook meals.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/package. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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package
2 of 2 verb
packaged; packaging
: to make into or enclose in a package
packager
noun
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