"package" meaning in English

See package in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpækɪdʒ/ Audio: en-us-package.ogg [US] Forms: package [singular], packages [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A package is something in a box, usually to send in the mail.
    Sense id: simple-package-en-noun-8TNC9dRI

Verb

IPA: /ˈpækɪdʒ/ Audio: en-us-package.ogg [US] Forms: package [canonical], packages [third-person, singular], packaged [past], packaged [past, participle], packaging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|packag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you package something, you put it in a box, usually to send it in the mail.
    Sense id: simple-package-en-verb-IcmSVDEY
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