package B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /pa.ked͡ʒ/ UK /ˈpæ.kɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #2853 Meanings 1 noun Something wrapped or boxed up to be carried or sent; a parcel. A large package was waiting for me at the front door. 2 noun A set of things or services offered together, such as a piece of software. Did you test the whole software package to make sure it works? 3 noun The act of packing something. Careful package of the goods prevented any damage during shipping. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · something wrapped or boxed... parcel 2 noun · a set of things or services... software package Word family Forms packagedpackagespackaging Derived forms copackagedepackagemetapackagemispackagemultipackagenanopackageoverpackagepackageabilitypackageablepackagerprepackagerepackage Common collocations package tour Noun + noun Etymology AI details Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # package **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pa.ked͡ʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpæ.kɪd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 2853 ## Meanings 1. Something wrapped or boxed up to be carried or sent; a parcel. 2. A set of things or services offered together, such as a piece of software. 3. The act of packing something. ## Examples - A large package was waiting for me at the front door. - Did you test the whole software package to make sure it works? - Careful package of the goods prevented any damage during shipping. ## Derived Forms - copackage - depackage - metapackage - mispackage - multipackage - nanopackage - overpackage - packageability - packageable - packager - prepackage - repackage ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -age - action ## Etymology Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage. ## AI Etymology Package equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage. Modern senses include something wrapped or boxed up to be carried or sent; a parcel and a set of things or services offered together, such as a piece of software. The wider word family includes derivatives such as copackage, depackage, metapackage, mispackage, multipackage, and nanopackage. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown