: a box or container usually made of cardboard and often of corrugated cardboard
several cartons of books
cartoned; cartoning; cartons
: to pack or enclose in a carton
: to shape cartons from cardboard sheets
Examples of carton in a Sentence
Noun
She got a carton of ice cream out of the freezer.
a carton of orange juice
He bought a carton of cigarettes.
Several cartons of books arrived yesterday.
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
At the end of the catwalk, the Grammy winner pulled out a cigarette from the makeshift carton affixed to her sleeve.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Through it all, specialty egg distributor Pete & Gerry’s says its dozen-egg cartons have been retailing for about $6.99 over the past 18 to 24 months.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
At the end of the catwalk, the Grammy winner pulled out a cigarette from the makeshift carton affixed to her sleeve.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
This basket has a little bit of everything: a sitting bunny, Easter bonbons, caramel bonbons, peeps, an Easter egg carton a chocolate duck and some lollipops.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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“Carton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carton. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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