{
    "term": "package",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/pa/packaging.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "something that is wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily, or given as a present",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)especially in British English",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A large package has arrived for you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I sent the books in one big package."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police destroyed the suspect package in a controlled explosion."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "bulky", "compact"],
                "verb + package": ["open", "unwrap", "wrap"],
                "package + verb": ["contain", "arrive"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the package", "package of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a box, bag, etc. in which things are wrapped or packed; the contents of a box, etc.",
            "sensetop": "package of something",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Check the list of ingredients on the side of the package."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a package of hamburger buns",
                    "contextForm": "package of something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "bulky", "compact"],
                "verb + package": ["open", "unwrap", "wrap"],
                "package + verb": ["contain", "arrive"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the package", "package of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a set of items or ideas that must be bought or accepted together",
            "sensetop": "package of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**an aid/a rescue package**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a $6.3 billion economic stimulus package"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **package of measures** to help small businesses",
                    "contextForm": "package of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The IMF has put together a rescue package for the country's faltering economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pay freeze forms part of a package of budget cuts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under the reform package spending on health will increase."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a jobs package aimed at helping the unemployed"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "complete", "comprehensive"],
                "verb + package": ["offer", "produce", "provide"],
                "package + verb": [
                    "consist of something",
                    "contain something",
                    "include something"
                ],
                "package + noun": ["holiday", "tour", "deal"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in a/​the package",
                    "under a/​the package",
                    "package of"
                ],
                "phrases": ["part of a package"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the pay and other benefits that somebody gets from their employer",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Some CEOs received **pay packages** of over $10 million."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **compensation/severance package**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company tries to match the benefits packages offered by other employers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a set of related programs for a particular type of task, sold and used as a single unit",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The system came with a database software package."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["software", "integrated", "application"],
                "verb + package": ["download", "install", "use"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpækɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "pa/package/package__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpækɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "pa/package/package__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting the action or mode of packing goods): from the verb pack + -age; compare with Anglo-Latin paccagium. The verb dates from the 1920s."
}