package

Definition

  • noun: a box or large envelope that is sent or delivered usually through the mail or by another delivery service
  • noun: the act or process of 'packing'
  • verb: to put (something) in a package in order to sell it or send it somewhere
  • verb: to make into a package
  • often used as '(be) packaged'
  • synonyms: packet, bale, parcel

Examples

  • ('informal') If you let her move in with you, living with her cat is all 'part of the package'. [=it is part of the situation that you will have to accept]

  • The financial aid 'packages' we'll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.

  • You'll need a 12-ounce 'package' [=('Brit') 'packet'] of chocolate chips for the cookies.

Movie quotes

  • (..) My name is Cheryl Strayed. New boots from REI? Yes. How far did you walk in those? About miles. You sure there's not another package? I'm sure. And, lady, if you walked miles in duct tape, you got the right package. It's two bucks for the Snapple. I'll pass. (..)
    2014 Wild
  • (..) Yeah, I know what Harper's is. I want to write for Harper's one day. I don't really feel like being their centerfold Bum of the Month. What's this? Hobo care package. Thanks a lot! What's your dog's name? Stevie Ray. Got him the day he died. The other Stevie Ray, I mean. I love Stevie Ray. (..)
    2014 Wild