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- [pak-ij]
- /ˈpæk ɪdʒ/
- /ˈpækɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pak-ij]
- /ˈpæk ɪdʒ/
Definitions of package word
- noun package a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel. 1
- noun package a container, as a box or case, in which something is or may be packed. 1
- noun package something conceived of as a compact unit having particular characteristics: That child is a package of mischief. 1
- noun package the packing of goods, freight, etc. 1
- noun package a finished product contained in a unit that is suitable for immediate installation and operation, as a power or heating unit. 1
- noun package a group, combination, or series of related parts or elements to be accepted or rejected as a single unit. 1
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Origin of package
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, package is from the Dutch word pakkage baggage. See pack1, -age
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Parts of speech for Package
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
package popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
package usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for package
noun package
- air mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- all-in-one — All-in-one means having several different parts or several different functions.
- aluminum — a silvery, lightweight, easily worked, metallic chemical element that resists corrosion and is found abundantly, but only in combination: symbol, Al; at. no., 13
- arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
verb package
- batched — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- bundle up — If you bundle up a mass of things, you make them into a bundle by gathering or tying them together.
- cluster — A cluster of people or things is a small group of them close together.
- crating — a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Antonyms for package
noun package
- mispackage — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
Top questions with package
- how much yeast is in a package?
- when will my package arrive?
- how to track a package?
- how to ship a package?
- when is my package arriving?
- where is my package?
- how to mail a package?
- how to send a package?
- how to return a package?
- how many oreos in a package?
- how to address a package?
- how much does it cost to ship a package?
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