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The figurative meaning 'a set of proposals or arrangements considered as a whole', common in combinations such as package deal and package holiday, was a 20th century development first in American English and more recently in British English:

The mass audience...is...merely given packages of passive entertainment—Marshall McLuhan, 1967

Reassured, the package tourists sink into their seats—Julian Symons, 1973.

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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.

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.

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verb

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

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

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

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sign description: One hand is a fist overtop of a open hand with the palm up.

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noun
noun, criminals'

1: A kidnap victim; a dead body. (1933 —) .

2: A pretty girl or young woman. (1934 —) .

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1. (in cell biology) to surround (one or a number of macromolecules) with a membrane in the formation of a mature secretory granule.
2. (in virology) to enclose the nucleic-acid core of a virus particle with a protein shell (the capsid) to form a mature virion; to encapsidate.

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For a list of words related to packager, see:

• Publishing - packager: independent contractor who conceives idea for book, finds authors, illustrators, and designers, and makes business arrangement with publisher for publication and, sometimes, production

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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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