the box or wrapping in which a product is offered for sale the presentation of a person, product, television programme, etc to the public in a way designed to build up a favourable image
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pack•age /ˈpækɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n., v., -aged, -ag•ing.
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- a bundle packed and wrapped or put in a box;
parcel:Could someone help me carry the packages in from the car? - a container in which something is packed:Take the wrapping off the package.
- a group or combination of related parts offered as a unit:The president vetoed the new tax package.
v. [~ + object]
- to make or put into a package.
- Businessto design and manufacture a package for (a product):packaged in eye-catching containers.
- to combine or offer (related elements) into or as a unit.
- to present (something) in a way that disguises its true nature:trying to package himself as someone concerned with the environment and education.
adj. [before a noun]
- offered as a unit combining a number of goods or services:a package tour, including sightseeing, hotels, and airfare.
pack•ag•ing
(pak′ə jing),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- an act or instance of packing or forming packages: At the end of the production line is a machine for packaging.
- the package in which merchandise is sold or displayed: Attractive packaging can help sell a product.
- package + -ing1 1870–75
pack•age
(pak′ij),USA pronunciation n., v., -aged, -ag•ing.
n.
n.
- a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed;
parcel. - a container, as a box or case, in which something is or may be packed.
- something conceived of as a compact unit having particular characteristics: That child is a package of mischief.
- the packing of goods, freight, etc.
- a finished product contained in a unit that is suitable for immediate installation and operation, as a power or heating unit.
- a group, combination, or series of related parts or elements to be accepted or rejected as a single unit.
- Show Businessa complete program produced for the theater, television, etc., or a series of these, sold as a unit.
- to make or put into a package.
- to design and manufacture a package for (a product or series of related products): They package their soaps in eye-catching wrappers.
- to group or combine (a series of related parts) into a single unit.
- to combine the various elements of (a tour, entertainment, etc.) for sale as a unit.
- Dutch pakkage baggage. See PACK1, -AGE
- 1605–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Package, pack, packet, parcel refer to a bundle or to something fastened together. A package is a bundle of things packed and wrapped: a package from the drugstore. A pack is a large bundle or bale of things put or fastened together, usually wrapped up or in a bag, case, etc., to be carried by a person or a beast of burden: a peddler's pack. A packet, originally a package of letters or dispatches, is a small package or bundle: a packet of gems. A parcel is an object or objects wrapped up to form a single, small bundle: a parcel containing two dresses.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged carton.
v.t.
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any wrapped or boxed object or group of objects a proposition, offer, or thing for sale in which separate items are offered together as a single or inclusive unit (as modifier): a package holiday, a package deal the act or process of packing or packaging a set of programs designed for a specific type of problem in statistics, production control, etc, making it unnecessary for a separate program to be written for each problem
to wrap in or put into a package to design and produce a package for (retail goods) to group (separate items) together as a single unit to compile (complete books) for a publisher to market