packagen.
/ˈpakɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈpækɪdʒ/ 1. The action of packing goods, etc.; spec. (now historical) the privilege of overseeing the packing of certain categories of cloth or other goods brought into the port of London (or, in early use, elsewhere); a duty paid for such packing (also more fully package money). Now historical.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > packing or parcelling
packing1389
mailingc1470
packa1612
package1611
emballage1815
packaging1875
parcelling1876
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > packing
packing1389
package1611
packaging1934
c1510 State Papers Henry VIII (P.R.O.: SP 1/231) f. 63 (heading) Package of straungers.
1540 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1837) VII. 48 Certain leade..was stayed at London by the packer for lack of payment of package money.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Amballage, package.
1691 House of Lords MSS (1892) 299 The offices and duties of Bailliage, Paccage, Scavage, Portage.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. vii. 209 The whole was a very extraordinary piece of false package; and..there was concealed amongst the cotton, in every jar, a considerable quantity of double doubloons and dollars.
1800 P. Colquhoun Treat. Commerce & Police R. Thames xi. 332 The privileges of the Package of Cloths and certain other outward-bound Goods of Foreign Merchants, Denizens, or Aliens..are confirmed to the City by Charter of..16 Charles I.
1813 W. Milburn Oriental Commerce II. 533 The Company's instructions to the supracargoes of their ships are very particular as to the mode of package and stowage.
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1127/2 Artificial arrangement..contributing to facilitate their package.
1959 W. A. Jowett Dict. Eng. Law 1286/1 Duties known as package, scavage, balliage, and porterage had been levied in the port of London for hundreds of years..until they were abolished..under the statute 1833, 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 66.
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society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > cargo
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freightc1503
lading1526
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cargason1583
fraughting1598
fraughtagea1616
stowagea1640
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fare1707
freightage1803
deck-cargo1861
shipment1861
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of things pressed or jammed together
throngc1330
lock1563
package1802
crush1841
1669 S. Sturmy Summary of Penalties & Forfeitures in Mariners Mag. 7 If any..Person taking Charge of the Ship, shall permit any sort of the Package therein to be opened.
1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xi. 209 The spleen may be merely a stuffing, a soft cushion to fill up a vacancy or hollow, which unless occupied, would leave the package loose and unsteady.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > packing or parcelling > equipment for packing
emballage1714
package1722
1722 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack 387 As for the Goods..they..being mix'd with other European Goods..where [sic] made up in new Package, and sent to Mexico in several Parcels.
1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xvi. 189 My greatest concern was, having broke up so many of my Chests, to find Package for the things.
4. A box, bag, or other container in which goods are packed; the wrapping in which commercial products are sold.In North American usage sometimes used in contexts where other English speakers would use packet (cf. packet n. 1a).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > container or package for goods > [noun]
package1727
put-up1918
1727 Laws Of Maryland 11 That if any Person..shall false pack any Hogshead, or other Package, [etc.].
1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 580 The method of prizing, or squeezing..the article into its package, so as to reduce its bulk for stowage.
1834 H. Martineau Demerara (new ed.) vi. 78 Making the bagging and packages for our coffee at home.
1890 Daily News 28 June 6/2 Judge Foster [of Kansas] recently decided that liquor could only be sold in ‘original packages’, which is construed as meaning one or more bottles of beer or whisky. The merchants..are not allowed to sell beer or whisky by the glass.
1901 R. Kipling Kim ii. 40 ‘And whither goest thou?’ said the woman, handing him the half of a cake from a greasy package.
1932 Collier's 9 Jan. 26 (advt.) Don't remove the moisture-proof wrapping from your package of Camels after you open it.
1957 V. Packard Hidden Persuaders ii. 16 To see if a woman is influenced more than she realizes, in her opinion of a product, by the package.
1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 7 Apr. b4/4 Amazing Veggie Burger, which pictures a fast-food look-alike burger on the package.
5. An object or group of objects packed, wrapped up, or tied together, esp. one of small or medium size; a parcel, packet; an item of luggage.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > pack or parcel
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fardel1388
trussellc1440
pauchlea1450
butt1470
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trusser1519
parcel1692
package1757
packet1803
wrappage1883
compactum1907
bindle1916
1757 B. Franklin Let. 3 Dec. in Wks. (1887) II. 527 The black silk was sent to Mr. Neates, who undertook to forward it in some package of his.
1787 T. Jefferson Let. 16 Jan. in Papers (1955) XI. 48 The two large packages addressed to Colo. N. Lewis contain seeds.
1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 24 Their innumerable horses,..some burthened with packages, others following in droves.
1897 Cent. Mag. Jan. 351 At noon a package of despatches..reached head quarters.
1932 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 220/2 She was burdened with packages.
1957 J. Thurber Alarms & Diversions 154 Mr Purvis, at the express office, phoned this morning before you were up and said he had two packages for you, one of them more than six feet long.
1988 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 10 Jan. 14 a/5 The 240 boys were treated to a meal and received gift packages from the Appliance Traders staffers.
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a. Originally U.S. A set of proposals, terms, commercial products, etc., offered or agreed as a whole.Frequently in attributive use: see senses Compounds 1b, Compounds 1c, Compounds 1d.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [noun] > a kind, sort, or class > a number of things classed together > specifically of abstract entities
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1931 Social Sci. Abstr. 15838 Insurance in a ‘package’... The exact size of the ‘package’ offered to any employee depends upon age, sex, and length of service.
1951 W. F. Buckley God & Man at Yale 40 This report is primarily a highly controversial package of political and economic ideas.
1977 Mod. Boating (Austral.) Jan. 81/2 Every boat-trailer-motor package which goes out of their doors is fully equipped with the recommended number of fire extinguishers.
1999 Building Design 13 Aug. 32/2 (advt.) We offer attractive salary packages including a company car, pension and profit share scheme.
b. Chiefly in technical uses: an object, piece of equipment, etc., that has a number of components combined to form a single unit or to perform a particular function.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [noun] > a kind, sort, or class > a number of things classed together
class1583
coveya1592
parcel1607
batch1616
sisterhood1616
clan1667
band1690
set1690
lot1710
group1718
brotherhood1728
kit1785
package1947
1947 J. G. Crowther & R. Whiddington Sci. at War Pl. ix (caption) A late model; it is a ‘package’, with magnetron and magnet complete with rectangular wave guide out of which power pours.
1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics iv. 128 The cosmic ray package contains two proton monitors..and devices to detect electrons.
1976 Offshore Platforms & Pipelining 23/2 The pump package of Noble's Rig 27 varies slightly from the specification guide.
2003 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 25 Jan. 2 ASAT..is a Nasdaq-listed company that assembles integrated circuit packages for semiconductors.
c. Computing. A collection of programs or subroutines with related functionality; a single program which provides the user with access to a range of related functions.
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society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > system or utility programmes > other
rollback1954
loader1959
package1964
scheduler1966
post-processor1967
shell1974
disc emulator1977
profiler1977
spooler1979
updater1980
sniffer1986
vaccine1986
antivirus1988
1964 F. P. Fisher & G. F. Swindle Computer Programming Syst. iv. 220 It is now possible with many of the new IOCS packages to specify which modules of an IOCS [sc. an input/output control system] are necessary for the most efficient processing of input/output requirements.
1989 Lit. & Ling. Computing 4 311/1 MLS can be used as a complete standalone word-processing package.
1995 Independent 24 Apr. 23/1 There are several packages available that make easy work of ‘authoring’ a web page.
2003 Business World (Philippines) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 33 The new Esitronic workshop system by Bosch is an ideal software package for organizing and handling a car workshop's key activities.
d. colloquial. = package holiday n. at Compounds 2.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > type of holiday or tour
grand tour1678
villegiature1740
villeggiatura1742
honeymoon1791
wedding visit1794
honeymooning1832
wedding tour1847
wedding trip1855
second honeymoon1872
tourette1881
weekending1886
package holiday1959
fly-cruise1968
ski pack1969
ecotour1973
package1977
1977 ‘A. Stuart’ Snap Judgement 192 The tired tanned look of tourists at the end of a two-week package.
1995 Holiday Which? Mar. 119/3 A two-week fly-drive package including accommodation costs around £750.
2003 Times (Nexis) 15 Feb. 6 Hundreds of thousands of tourists flooded the beaches on pile-'em-high, sell-'em-cheap packages.
7. U.S. slang. An attractive young woman.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman
morsela1450
honeypot1618
enchantera1704
peach1710
enchantress1713
sparkler1713
enslaver1728
witch1740
fascinatress1799
honey1843
biscuit1855
fairy1862
baby1863
scorcher1881
cracker1891
peacherino1896
hot tamale1897
mink1899
hotty?1913
babe1915
a bit of skirt1916
cookie1917
tomato1918
snuggle-pup1922
nifty1923
brahma1925
package1931
ginch1934
blonde bombshell1942
beast1946
smasher1948
a bit of crackling1949
nymphet1955
nymphette1961
fox1963
beaver1968
superbabe1970
brick house1977
nubile1977
yummy mummy1993
1931 J. Held Flesh is Weak 107 She was a pretty little package.
1935 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra (U.K. ed.) vi. 169 ‘Oh, and has he a nice package?’ ‘I'll say. That's his wife with him isn't it?’
1960 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang 371/1 Package, an attractive, usu. small and neat, girl or young woman.
1968 J. Kirkwood Good Times/Bad Times 27 I understood why the commotion; she's what you would call a very attractive package.
8. slang (originally U.S.). The subject of a kidnapping or murder.
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1933 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Aug. 8/6 The ‘package’, as the kidnapped victim is called, is rushed across the State line and delivered to the ‘keepers’.
1963 Listener 4 Apr. 585/1 A ‘package’ was criminal jargon for a dead body with three or more bullets placed in a most efficient manner at the base of the skull.
9. slang (originally U.S.). A man's genitals, esp. when conspicuous in tight clothing. Cf. basket n. Additions, lunchbox n. 3.Recorded in U.S. oral use in 1987 in the unpublished files of J. E. Lighter's Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang: ‘She was sitting on his package.’
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the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [noun]
genitalsa1393
jewelc1475
tackle1533
virility1598
emblemsa1625
virilities1646
genitalia1651
button1691
wally1698
family jewelsc1920
basket1941
crown jewel1970
lunchbox1972
junk1983
trouser department1985
package1993
1993 Tour Rags in rec.music.gdead (Usenet newsgroup) 3 July The next night she cut his package off with a knife, ran out of the house and drove off with his dick in her hand.
1994 A. Radakovich Wild Girls Club 9 On the playground, it was the boys' packages that sparked my curiosity.
1998 Esquire May 125 (caption) Don't advertise your package. Crotch-hugging calf-length spandex is strictly verboten.
2001 Independent 4 June ii. 8/3 A thong will send out many messages... [Women] will infer that you are rather pleased with the size of your package.
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C1. General attributive.
a. Chiefly U.S. Relating to the transportation or sale of goods in packages; spec. (in later use) relating to the sale of alcohol in packages.See also package store n. at Compounds 2.
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1821 Deb. Congr. U.S. (1855) 16th Congress 2 Sess. App. 1526 Package sales..by the assortments of merchandise they combine, excite most interest.
1860 De Bow's Rev. Oct. 467 To pass all goods through at least three hands, to wit: The importer or package man, the jobber or piece man, and the retailer or yard man.
1888 M. Deland John Ward i. 2 They were at the mercy of Phibbs, the package man, who brought their wares on his slow, creaking cart..from Mercer.
1945 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 20 Dec. 26 Notice is hereby given that an application for an all alcoholic Package Goods License for the sale of all alcoholic beverages, not to be drunk on the premises..has been filed.
1990 Vital Speeches 1 Aug. 631/1 There isn't another distribution system in consumer package goods that can match the competitive executional capabilities of this industry.
2004 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 23 Jan. 1 m She opposes both the Rockwall County measure and a May 15 Rowlett ballot proposal that would permit package sales of beer and wine.
b. Originally and chiefly U.S. Designating variety shows, television programmes, etc., containing a number of separate components or acts. Chiefly in package show.
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1945 Sunday Times-Signal (Zanesville, Ohio) 13 May i. 7/5 A package show featuring Dunninger, the master mentalist, and including Bill Slater, emcee, Mitchell Ayres' orchestra, and songstress Kay Armen has been auditioned as a possible summer replacement for Amos 'n' Andy.
1952 N.Y. Jrnl.-American 23 May 13/1 Judy Garland and Sid Luft are investing close to $100,000 in producing their own package shows to tour the country.
1958 Amer. Speech 33 (Suppl.) 73 A package show on radio or television may involve a number of varied performances given once a week throughout the year, with a core of main performers and with others who are brought on for one or more performances, but not for all.
2003 Lake Macquarie (New S. Wales) News 17 Sept. As his musical tastes developed further he featured in various package shows, musicals,..and even the Australian Opera production of Turandot.
c. Designating or relating to a set of terms, products, etc., offered or agreed as a whole.See also package deal n. at Compounds 2.
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1929 N.Y. Times 19 Nov. 28/8 One of our largest companies now issues group policies with a cash surrender value under the ‘package plan’—a combination of various risks.
1951 N.Y. Herald Tribune 14 Dec. President Truman in effect wrapped up the whole subject of creeping corruption in his administration..into one package policy which he laid before the nation.
1952 N.Y. Herald Tribune 4 Mar. 1/8 (headline) State to offer city ‘Package’ Aid Plan.
1973 I. M. Sinclair Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties v. 141 The ‘package’ proposal did not envisage any stage of compulsory arbitration or judicial settlement.
2003 Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser (Nexis) 17 Feb. a1 Depending on the size and type of business, the city might offer a package offer.
d. Designating or relating to holidays or tours organized by an agent, with arrangements for transport, accommodation, etc., offered at an inclusive price.See also package holiday n. at Compounds 2.
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1952 N.Y. Herald Tribune 14 Apr. 6 (advt.) Unique, new, all-expense fishing ‘package’ trips.
1958 New Statesman 11 Oct. 502/2 The great increase in British visitors, however, has been in the less expensive areas, and this is reflected in the range of ‘package’ tours offered by the travel agencies.
1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) ii. xx. 212 They can have..Berlin or Venice in a package tour.
1971 Daily Tel. 9 Jan. 18/3 Moscow..is one place where the package tourist scores heavily over the independent tourist.
2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 Feb. 15 The greatest choice of flights to Turkey is with the charter airlines. Seats are available from the main package operators.
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package deal n. a set of proposals or terms offered or agreed as a whole; a set of commercial products, etc., bought as a whole.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > topic of or subject for conversation or gossip > discussion > discussion of terms > of particular type
war-talk1831
collective bargaining1891
package deal1940
proximity talks1971
1940 N.Y. Times 12 May ix. 3/3 The turmoil existing on most lots has made entrance by the ten percenters and their ‘package deals’ not only easy but welcome.
1977 B. Bainbridge Injury Time (1978) ii. 23 Alma had wanted her to fly on a package deal to Tunisia.
1994 K. Perry Business & European Community ii. 18 As individual issues become compartmentalized, so it becomes more difficult to negotiate package deals acceptable to all parties.
package dealer n. a person who offers or provides a package deal.
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1947 N.Y. Times 20 July ii. 7/5 The arch-enemies of art in radio, he feels, are advertising agencies, sponsors,..the ‘package dealers’ and the mechanical milieu they have developed by assuming that an artistic dramatization has little popular appeal.
1999 Archit. Rev. Nov. 47/2 Changes in the provincial government of Styria have meant that architects get far fewer commissions because the ruling coalition believes that social housing is best provided by package dealers.
package holiday n. a holiday organized by an agent, with arrangements for transport, accommodation, etc., offered at an inclusive price.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > type of holiday or tour
grand tour1678
villegiature1740
villeggiatura1742
honeymoon1791
wedding visit1794
honeymooning1832
wedding tour1847
wedding trip1855
second honeymoon1872
tourette1881
weekending1886
package holiday1959
fly-cruise1968
ski pack1969
ecotour1973
package1977
1959 Times 27 Feb. 7/1 Holidaymakers..who buy a ‘package holiday’ from their travel agent—that is, a holiday in which the charge covers everything and not just the air fare—will now enjoy reductions of up to 50 per cent.
2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 19 Feb. The past year has seen a drop in the number of Britons going on package holidays.
package store n. U.S. a store licensed to sell alcohol only in sealed containers.
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1890 N.Y. Times 14 June 4/6 A resident of Allegheny County, opened an original-package store in Leechburg, a local prohibition town.]
1933 N.Y. Times 10 May 6/2 Package stores may sell beer beginning at 8 A. M. Standard Time.
1971 H. A. Smith View from Chivo xiii. 127 Jim Davey closed the package store two hours early and shut off all beer sales.
2003 Telegram & Gaz. (Worcester, Mass.) (Nexis) 13 Feb. b1 Among the reasons cited were unfair competition that package stores face from New Hampshire's state liquor stores.
package ticket n. U.S. a discounted ticket entitling the holder to a specified number of journeys or admissions.
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1846 Daily Evening Traveller (Boston) 15 Sept. 3/2 Package tickets will be taken on the special trains only.
2003 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant (Nexis) 11 Feb. a8 Other established attractions could offer incentives, such as free or reduced price package tickets..much like Disney World's ‘park-hopper’ plan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
packagev.
/ˈpakɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈpækɪdʒ/ 1. transitive. To make into a package; to enclose in packaging; to wrap. Also (occasionally) intransitive.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > make into a pack or parcel
hamperc1400
packc1400
to pack up1530
mail1570
emball1588
fardel1594
packet1621
farla1640
to make up1709
embale1727
bale1762
parcel1775
empacket1825
make1849
package1917
society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > expose to public view [verb (transitive)] > in polished or complete form
package1917
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > perform general or industrial manufacturing processes [verb (transitive)] > pack
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package1954
1917 Amer. Econ. Rev. 7 312 Wholesalers often receive goods in bulk, and have to weigh them out and package them.
1954 N. Tomalin in Granta 6 Nov. 21/1 Two licensed pigeon-feed sellers who..earn ten pounds a day, have factories in Ealing packaging the peas, and are worried acutely by their income tax.
1976 NBR Marketplace (Wellington) iii. 5/1 It brings in its products from factories overseas (US, UK, Australia, and even Brazil) and packages here.
1993 Computing 29 July 6/2 Epoxy resin, used to package memory chips and other semiconductor devices.
2. transitive. To put together as a single unit for sale, presentation, etc. Also: to present (a person or thing) in a particular way, esp. so as to make more attractive; to market.
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society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > sell in specific manner
retail1365
tap1478
retaliate1640
outsella1687
wholesale1792
to sell short1852
hustle1887
brand1909
oversell1928
package1946
soft-sell1958
test-market1958
mass-market1959
sales-drive1962
bundle1969
cross-sell1972
up-market1972
onsell1979
society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > expose or offer for sale > establish or promote (a product)
launch1870
to put out1883
market1922
package1946
1946 Liberty 25 May 82/3 Since for ward patients and semiprivate patients..all medical costs are packaged in one lump sum, the physician does not hesitate to advise a laboratory test or X-ray.
1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. vi. 7/6 Something for everybody is the way Air France describes its 1967 Jet Away Holidays tour program, recently packaged and distributed to travel agents.
1976 N. Postman Crazy Talk 70 Billy Graham has packaged his ‘message’ in a way not unlike that in which Scope packages its ‘message’.
1990 G. Will Suddenly vi. iv. 367 The Stones were packaged and marketed as the wicked sibling of those four winsome moppets..Paul, John, George and Ringo.
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