English Explanatory Dictionary

package

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
  2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
  3. A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
  4. The act of packing something.
  5. Something resembling a package.
  6. A package holiday.
  7. A football formation.
  8. The male genitalia.
  9. A charge made for packing goods.
  10. A group of related stories spread over several pages.
  11. Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”).
verb
  1. To pack or bundle something.
  2. To travel on a package holiday.
  3. To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæ.kɪd͡ʒ/ /pa.ked͡ʒ/ en-us-package.ogg

Word forms

package packages pakige packaging packaged

Etymology

Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.

Synonyms

wrap

Derived words

care package complete package metapackage multipackage nanopackage original package doctrine package deal package film package format package leaflet package management system package saver package store package tour physics package red package retropackage service design package software package subpackage superpackage total package whole package copackage depackage mispackage overpackage packageability packageable packager prepackage repackage underpackage unpackage

Translations

Bulgarian: паке́т Catalan: paquet Finnish: paketti French: paquet German: Paket Greek: πακέτο Italian: pacchetto Polish: pakiet Russian: паке́т Sicilian: pachettu
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