Standard Lemma guide

package

noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ækɪdʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 K AH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P AE1 K IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • A dirty package was left in my home.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The act of packing something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Something resembling a package.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A package holiday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A football formation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • the "dime" defensive package
  • For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

The male genitalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, uncountable, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A charge made for packing goods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A group of related stories spread over several pages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: journalism, media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wrap

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To pack or bundle something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To travel on a package holiday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

a wrapped container

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parcel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: container

Narrower terms: bundle, sheaf, pack, packet

16

noun

Meaning 16

(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the market for software is expected to expand

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: software, software program, computer software, software system, software package

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: code, computer code

Narrower terms: alpha software, authoring language, beta software, compatible software, computer-aided design, CAD, freeware, groupware, operating system, OS, program, programme, computer program, computer programme, routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function, shareware, shrink-wrapped software, spyware, supervisory software, software documentation, documentation, database management system, DBMS, upgrade

17

noun

Meaning 17

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bundle, packet, parcel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

Narrower terms: wisp

18

verb

Meaning 18

put into a box

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • box the gift, please

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: box

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: encase, incase, case

History

Etymology

Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.

Across languages

Translations

195 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: paketë — something which is packed
  • Arabic: صُرَّة (ṣurra) — something which is packed
  • Arabic: طَرْد (ṭard) — something which is packed
  • Armenian: փաթեթ (pʻatʻetʻ) — something which is packed
  • Azerbaijani: paket — something which is packed
  • Basque: paketea — something which is packed
  • Belarusian: паке́т (pakjét) — something which is packed
  • Belarusian: паку́нак (pakúnak) — something which is packed
  • Bengali: প্যাকেজ (pêkej) — something which is packed
  • Bulgarian: паке́т (pakét) — something which is packed
  • Burmese: အထုပ် (a.htup) — something which is packed
  • Catalan: paquet — something which is packed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 包裹 (bāoguǒ) — something which is packed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 包 (bāo) — something which is packed
  • Czech: balík — something which is packed
  • Danish: pakke — something which is packed
  • Dutch: pak — something which is packed
  • Esperanto: pako — something which is packed
  • Estonian: pakk — something which is packed
  • Estonian: pakett — something which is packed
  • Finnish: pakkaus — something which is packed
  • Finnish: paketti — something which is packed
  • French: paquet — something which is packed
  • French: paquetage — something which is packed
  • Georgian: პაკეტი (ṗaḳeṭi) — something which is packed
  • Georgian: შეკვრა (šeḳvra) — something which is packed
  • German: Paket — something which is packed
  • German: Packung — something which is packed
  • Greek: πακέτο (pakéto) — something which is packed
  • Greek: δέμα (déma) — something which is packed
  • Ancient Greek: δέσμη (désmē) — something which is packed
  • Hawaiian: ʻope — something which is packed
  • Hebrew: חֲבִילָה (khavilá) — something which is packed
  • Hebrew: אריזה (ariza) — something which is packed
  • Hindi: पैकेज (paikej) — something which is packed
  • Hindi: पैकेट (paikeṭ) — something which is packed
  • Hungarian: csomag — something which is packed
  • Icelandic: pakki — something which is packed
  • Icelandic: böggull — something which is packed
  • Ido: paketo — something which is packed
  • Irish: pacáiste — something which is packed
  • Italian: pacco — something which is packed
  • Japanese: 包み (tsutsumi) — something which is packed
  • Japanese: パケット (paketto) — something which is packed
  • Kazakh: пакет (paket) — something which is packed
  • Khmer: កញ្ចប់ (kanh jorb) — something which is packed
  • Korean: 짐 (jim) — something which is packed
  • Korean: 꾸러미 (kkureomi) — something which is packed
  • Korean: 짐꾸러미 (jimkkureomi) — something which is packed
  • Korean: 패킷 (paekit) — something which is packed
  • Kyrgyz: пакет (paket) — something which is packed
  • Lao: ຫໍ່ (hǭ) — something which is packed
  • Latin: sarcina — something which is packed
  • Latin: fascis — something which is packed
  • Latin: fasciculus — something which is packed
  • Latvian: paka — something which is packed
  • Lithuanian: paketas — something which is packed
  • Macedonian: пакет (paket) — something which is packed
  • Malay: bungkusan — something which is packed
  • Māori: kope — something which is packed
  • Māori: mōkī — something which is packed
  • Mongolian: илгээмж (ilgeemž) — something which is packed
  • Mongolian: пакет (paket) — something which is packed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pakke — something which is packed
  • Persian: بسته (baste) — something which is packed
  • Plautdietsch: Pak — something which is packed
  • Polish: paczka — something which is packed
  • Polish: pakunek — something which is packed
  • Portuguese: pacote — something which is packed
  • Romagnol: pac — something which is packed
  • Romanian: pachet — something which is packed
  • Russian: паке́т (pakét) — something which is packed
  • Russian: посы́лка (posýlka) — something which is packed
  • Russian: свёрток (svjórtok) — something which is packed
  • Samoan: ʻofu — something which is packed
  • Serbo-Croatian: пошиљка — something which is packed
  • Serbo-Croatian: пакет — something which is packed
  • Serbo-Croatian: pošiljka — something which is packed
  • Serbo-Croatian: paket — something which is packed
  • Sicilian: paccu — something which is packed
  • Sicilian: pachettu — something which is packed
  • Slovak: balík — something which is packed
  • Slovene: paket — something which is packed
  • Spanish: paquete — something which is packed
  • Spanish: joto — something which is packed
  • Spanish: kete — something which is packed
  • Swedish: paket — something which is packed
  • Tagalog: pakete — something which is packed
  • Tajik: баста (basta) — something which is packed
  • Tajik: пакет (paket) — something which is packed
  • Tamil: பார்சல் (pārcal) — something which is packed
  • Thai: หีบห่อ (hìip-hɔ̀ɔ) — something which is packed
  • Thai: ห่อ (hɔ̀ɔ) — something which is packed
  • Tongan: kofukofu — something which is packed
  • Turkish: paket — something which is packed
  • Turkmen: paket — something which is packed
  • Ukrainian: паке́т (pakét) — something which is packed
  • Ukrainian: паку́нок (pakúnok) — something which is packed
  • Uzbek: paket — something which is packed
  • Vietnamese: kiện hàng — something which is packed
  • Vietnamese: gói — something which is packed
  • Vietnamese: bưu kiện — something which is packed
  • Bulgarian: паке́т (pakét) — something consisting of components
  • Catalan: paquet — something consisting of components
  • Finnish: paketti — something consisting of components
  • French: paquet — something consisting of components
  • German: Paket — something consisting of components
  • Greek: πακέτο (pakéto) — something consisting of components
  • Italian: pacchetto — something consisting of components
  • Polish: pakiet — something consisting of components
  • Russian: паке́т (pakét) — something consisting of components
  • Sicilian: pachettu — something consisting of components
  • Bulgarian: паке́т (pakét) — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Chinese Mandarin: 软件包 — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Czech: balíček — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Finnish: paketti — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Finnish: pakkaus — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • French: paquet — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Greek: πακέτο (pakéto) — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • German: Paket — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Hebrew: חֲבִילָה (khavilá) — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Italian: pacchetto — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Japanese: パッケージ — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Māori: mōkī — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Polish: pakiet — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Polish: paczka — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Portuguese: pacote — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Russian: паке́т (pakét) — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Sicilian: pachettu — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Spanish: paquete — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Ukrainian: пакунок (pakunok) — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Ukrainian: паке́т (pakét) — computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
  • Bulgarian: опаковане (opakovane) — act of packing
  • Catalan: empaquetatge — act of packing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 包装 (bāozhuāng) — act of packing
  • Danish: pakning — act of packing
  • Dutch: verpakken — act of packing
  • Dutch: inpakken — act of packing
  • Finnish: pakkaaminen — act of packing
  • Greek: πακετάρισμα (paketárisma) — act of packing
  • Hebrew: אריזה (ariza) — act of packing
  • Italian: impacchettamento — act of packing
  • Japanese: 包装 (hōsō) — act of packing
  • Japanese: 梱包 (konpō) — act of packing
  • Portuguese: empacotamento — act of packing
  • Portuguese: embalamento — act of packing
  • Russian: упако́вка (upakóvka) — act of packing
  • Spanish: embalaje — act of packing
  • Swedish: paketering — act of packing
  • Basque: pakete — something resembling a package
  • Bulgarian: паке́т (pakét) — something resembling a package
  • Catalan: paquet — something resembling a package
  • Finnish: pakkaus — something resembling a package
  • Finnish: paketti — something resembling a package
  • Italian: pacco — something resembling a package
  • Malay: bungkusan — something resembling a package
  • Russian: паке́т (pakét) — something resembling a package
  • Spanish: paquete — something resembling a package
  • Spanish: bulto — something resembling a package
  • Swedish: paket — something resembling a package
  • Catalan: paquet — package holiday
  • Finnish: pakettiloma — package holiday
  • Italian: pacchetto — package holiday
  • Malay: pakej — package holiday
  • Malay: paket — package holiday
  • Spanish: paquete — package holiday
  • Swedish: paketresa — package holiday
  • Finnish: ryhmitys — football formation
  • Bulgarian: пакет (paket) — male genitalia
  • Catalan: paquet — male genitalia
  • Italian: pacco — male genitalia
  • Serbo-Croatian: paket — male genitalia
  • Sicilian: paccu — male genitalia
  • Spanish: paquete — male genitalia
  • Bulgarian: пакети́рам (paketíram) — to pack
  • Bulgarian: опако́вам (opakóvam) — to pack
  • Catalan: empaquetar — to pack
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打包 (dǎbāo) — to pack
  • Danish: pakke — to pack
  • Finnish: pakata — to pack
  • French: empaqueter — to pack
  • French: emballer — to pack
  • German: packen — to pack
  • German: einpacken — to pack
  • Greek: πακετάρω (paketáro) — to pack
  • Icelandic: pakka — to pack
  • Japanese: 包む (tsutsumu) — to pack
  • Japanese: 包装する (hōsō-suru) — to pack
  • Japanese: 梱包する (konpō-suru) — to pack
  • Occitan: empaquetar — to pack
  • Portuguese: empacotar — to pack
  • Spanish: empacar — to pack
  • Spanish: empaquetar — to pack
  • Swedish: packa — to pack
  • Finnish: mennä pakettimatkalle — to go on a package holiday
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