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Dictionary: pack·age   (păk'ĭj) pronunciation
n.
  1. A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel.
  2. A container in which something is packed for storage or transportion.
    1. A preassembled unit.
    2. A commodity, such as food, uniformly processed and containerized.
  3. A proposition or an offer composed of several items, each of which must be accepted.
tr.v., -aged, -ag·ing, -ag·es.
To place into a package or make a package of.

packager pack'ag·er n.

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Marketing Dictionary: package
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In general: set of items sold as one; also called package deal. See also package test.

Advertising: television or radio programming available for purchase by advertisers either singly or as a discounted package deal.

Direct mail:

1. Components constituting a direct-mail promotion piece. packages usually include the outer envelope, the reply envelope the order form, and a letter.

2. Multiple pieces of mail, usually presorted, batched by destination, and bound together for handling by the U.S. Postal Service.

Merchandising: container or wrapper used to present individual items of merchandise for sale or for shipping to buyers.

Business Dictionary: Package
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In general: set of items sold as one; also called package deal.

Advertising: television or radio programming available for purchase by advertisers either singly or as a discounted package deal.

Direct mail:

1. Components constituting a direct-mail promotion piece. Packages usually include the outer envelope, the reply envelope, the order form, and a letter.

2. Multiple pieces of mail, usually presorted, batched by destination, and bound together for handling by the U.S. Postal Service.

Merchandising: container or wrapper used to present individual items of merchandise for sale or for shipping to buyers.

Thesaurus: package
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verb

    To cover and tie (something), as with paper and string: do up, wrap. See put on/take off.

Word Tutor: package
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel.

pronunciation She had so many packages to open at her baby shower.

Wikipedia: Package
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Package can refer to:

  • Packaging and labelling
  • Mail item larger than a letter
  • Software package, in computing, a type of file format where software programs and installation material is grouped together
    • Java package, a computer programming concept where related classes and interfaces are grouped together
  • Chip package or Chip carrier, in electronics, the material added around a component or integrated circuit to allow it to be handled without damage and incorporated into a circuit
  • Automotive package, in automobile production and marketing, a group of related features sold as a bundle
  • Package holiday, in tourism, a holiday or package tour which consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor
  • Slang for the human male genitalia

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Translations: Package
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - emballage, pakning
v. tr. - emballere, arrangere

idioms:

  • package deal    pakkeløsning, buketaftale
  • package holiday    færdigpakket ferierejse
  • package tour    (færdig)pakket rejse, pakketur

Nederlands (Dutch)
emballeren, mooi verpakken (figuurlijk), pakket, pakje

Français (French)
n. - paquet, colis, (US) paquet (de), (Comput) progiciel, voyage organisé, forfait, marché/contrat global, achat forfaitaire, (Admin, Jur) ensemble/série/train de
v. tr. - (Comm) emballer, présenter (une politique), concevoir la publicité de

idioms:

  • package deal    (Comm) offre globale
  • package holiday    voyage organisé, forfait
  • package tour    voyage organisé, forfait

Deutsch (German)
n. - Paket, Packung
v. - verpacken

idioms:

  • package deal    Paket
  • package holiday    Pauschalreise
  • package tour    Pauschalreise

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δέμα, πακέτο, συσκευασία, αμπαλάζ, μπόγος
v. - συσκευάζω

idioms:

  • package deal    συνολική συμφωνία, συμφωνία πακέτο
  • package holiday    οργανωμένες διακοπές
  • package tour    οργανωμένη εκδρομή

Italiano (Italian)
imballare, confezionare, pacchetto, pacco, collo, confezione, imballaggio, combinazione, insieme

idioms:

  • package deal    pacchetto
  • package holiday/tour    viaggio organizzato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - embalagem (f), pacote (m), conjunto de medidas (m)
v. - embalar

idioms:

  • package deal    promoção (f)
  • package holiday/tour    pacote de viagem/turístico (m), excursão (f)

Русский (Russian)
упаковывать, упаковка

idioms:

  • package deal    совокупное предложение
  • package holiday/tour    организованная экскурсия

Español (Spanish)
n. - paquete, bulto
v. tr. - embalar, empaquetar, envasar

idioms:

  • package deal    acuerdo global, venta global
  • package holiday    viaje todo comprendido
  • package tour    viaje todo comprendido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bunt, paket, kolli, bal, förpackning
v. - förpacka, emballera, packa (in)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
包裹, 包, 套装软件, 包装, 打包

idioms:

  • package deal    整批交易
  • package holiday    包办旅行
  • package tour    包办旅行

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 包裹, 包, 套裝軟體
v. tr. - 包裝, 打包

idioms:

  • package deal    整批交易
  • package holiday    包辦旅行
  • package tour    包辦旅行

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 포장, 소포, 포장비
v. tr. - 포장하다, 일괄하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 包み, 箱, パッケージ, 一箱, 包装材, 包装した商品, 一括法案
v. - 包装する

idioms:

  • package deal    一括取引, 一括取引商品
  • package holiday/tour    パッケージツアー, パック旅行

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أمتعه, أحزمه (فعل) يحزم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אריזה, חבילה‬
v. tr. - ‮ארז, עשה חבילה‬


 
 

 

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