Package
['pækɪdʒ]
Definition
(noun.) a wrapped container.
(noun.) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together.
Typed by Joan--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Act or process of packing.
(n.) A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods.
(n.) A charge made for packing goods.
(n.) A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens.
Checker: Newman
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Bundle, budget, parcel, pack, bale, PACKET.
Typed by Joan
Examples
- Hand me that down a package at a time, _viejo_, he called up to Anselmo. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- There is your package on the seat, the waiter said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I opened the package, set up the machine and recited, 'Mary had a little lamb,' etc. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- For a while, as packages were small, they were taken to the canal bridge, a board lifted from the floor, and the package dropped onto a boat as it passed under. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- On his next visit to the Cathedral he came home with a big package under his arm. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- She came back with a package and got in and we drove on. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He opened the package showing the books, somewhat to the disgust of the officer, who imagined he had caught a burglar sneaking away in the dark alley with his booty. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The baggage-car was divided into three compartments--one for trunks and packages, one for the mail, and one for smoking. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- When salt is sifted it is ready for packing in bags or packages suitable for shipment to the consumer. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He picked up the packages. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The complete, wrapped packages of five slabs slide along a little runway into boxes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- For a while, as packages were small, they were taken to the canal bridge, a board lifted from the floor, and the package dropped onto a boat as it passed under. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Help Mr. Wardle's servant to put the packages into the cart, and then ride on with him. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Their packages were preparing; they were to leave in a few days. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Mag