package
//ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ//
Forms
- Plural
- packages
- present (v1)
- package
- past (v2)
- packaged
- past participle (v3)
- packaged
- present participle
- packaging
- 3rd person singular
- packages
Definitions
1.Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
- A dirty package was left in my home.
2.Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
- Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
3.A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
4.Something resembling a package.
1.To pack or bundle something.
2.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.
3.To travel on a package holiday.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2037
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Equivalent to pack + -age.
Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.