{
    "term": "baggage",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "bags, cases, etc. that contain somebody's clothes and things when they are travelling",
            "labels": "(North American English)British EnglishNorth American EnglishNorth American English(North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(both British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(both British English)(British English)(North American English also)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "excess baggage *(= weighing more than the limit allowed on a plane)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "baggage handlers *(= people employed to load and unload baggage at airports)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We loaded our baggage into the car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the airport I found that I had 10kg of excess baggage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is an excess baggage charge of $50."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll just check in my baggage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where do we check our baggage?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's claim our baggage first."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please do not leave baggage unattended."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Drugs were found in his baggage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Flights were cancelled because of a strike by baggage handlers."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "luggage",
            "topics": ["Transport by air"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["carry-on", "hand", "checked"],
                "… of baggage": ["piece"],
                "verb + baggage": ["carry", "lug", "go through"],
                "baggage + noun": ["allowance", "screening", "cart"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the equipment that an army carries with it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Extensive baggage trains followed the troops."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the beliefs and attitudes that somebody has as a result of their past experiences",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was carrying a lot of **emotional baggage**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party has now jettisoned its traditional ideological baggage."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["carry-on", "hand", "checked"],
                "… of baggage": ["piece"],
                "verb + baggage": ["carry", "lug", "go through"],
                "baggage + noun": ["allowance", "screening", "cart"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "with all your possessions, especially secretly or suddenly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He threw them out onto the street, bag and baggage."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "ba/baggage/baggage__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "ba/baggage/baggage__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French bagage (from baguer ‘tie up’), or bagues ‘bundles’; perhaps related to bag."
}