1
archaic
: the act or process of packing
2
a
: a small or moderate-sized pack : parcel
b
: a commodity or a unit of a product uniformly wrapped or sealed
c
: a preassembled unit
3
: a covering wrapper or container
4
: something that suggests a package: such as
a
b
: a radio or television series offered for sale at a lump sum
c
: contract benefits gained through collective bargaining
d
: a ready-made computer program or collection of related software
e
: a travel arrangement contract that offers for a fixed price transportation, accommodations, and often sightseeing and entertainment
f
: a collection of related items
especially
: one to be considered or acted on together
presented his tax package to the nation
packaged; packaging
1
a
: to make into a package
especially
: to produce as an entertainment package
b
: to present (something, such as a product) in such a way as to heighten its appeal to the public
2
: to enclose in a package or covering
packager
noun
Examples of package in a Sentence
Noun
All ingredients are listed right on the package.
She ate the whole package of crackers for lunch.
The hotel, airfare, and museum fees were all part of our vacation package.
The financial aid packages we'll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Republicans on Wednesday began opening the door to avoiding a shutdown, expressing a willingness to strip the DHS bill and continue negotiations while clearing the way for the rest of the package.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Jan. 2026
Following the awards ceremony and related events, prepared food is packaged on-site and delivered through Musically Fed’s established food rescue process, ensuring that no food goes to waste.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
That’s a great value for this package, and maybe even affordable for a teenager with a job to pay for it themself.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Republicans on Wednesday began opening the door to avoiding a shutdown, expressing a willingness to strip the DHS bill and continue negotiations while clearing the way for the rest of the package.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
According to a Forbes report, the app store is built on OM1, OpenMind’s modular operating system, which allows developers to create apps that package specific skills for distribution across multiple robot platforms.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Jan. 2026
Following the awards ceremony and related events, prepared food is packaged on-site and delivered through Musically Fed’s established food rescue process, ensuring that no food goes to waste.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/package. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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package
2 of 2 verb
packaged; packaging
: to make into or enclose in a package
packager
noun
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