package
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
package/ˈpakɪʤ/
▶noun
- 1 an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box.
■ N. Amer. a packet.
- 2 (also package deal) a set of proposals or terms offered or agreed as a whole.
- 3 informal a package holiday.
- 4 Computing a collection of programs or subroutines with related functionality.
- 1 put into a box or wrapping.
- 2 present in a particular and advantageous way.
- 3 combine (various products) for sale as one unit.
■ commission and produce (a book) to sell as a complete product to publishers.
– derivatives
packaged adjective,
packager noun,
packaging noun.
packaged adjective,
packager noun,
packaging noun.
'package' also found in these Oxford entries:
ballotine
- bubble pack
- compendium
- cosmetic
- DIL
- DIP
- DIP switch
- distro
- docket
- dual in-line package
- flat-pack
- letter bomb
- mailer
- multipack
- object
- package holiday
- photoshop
- postmark
- pre-pack
- repackage
- tour operator
- towelette
- unbundle
- unpackaged

