n.
- an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box.
▸N. Amer. a packet.
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(also package deal)
a set of proposals or terms offered or agreed as a whole.
- informal a package holiday.
- Computing a collection of programs or subroutines with related functionality.
v.
- put into a box or wrapping.
- present in a particular and advantageous way.
- combine (various products) for sale as one unit.
▸commission and produce (a book) to sell as a complete product to publishers.
Derivative
- packaged adj.
- packager n.
- packaging n.
Etymology
C16: from pack1 + -age; cf. Anglo-Latin paccagium.