Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel.
The passengers went through immigration control and collected their baggage.
...excess baggage.
2. uncountable noun
You can use baggage to refer to someone's emotional problems, fixed ideas, or prejudices.
How much emotional baggage is he bringing with him into the relationship?
Slowly, she shed the ideological baggage of her upbringing.
usage note: Baggage is an uncount noun. You can have a piece of baggage or some baggage but you cannot have 'a baggage' or 'some baggages'. Both British and American speakerscan refer to everything that travellers carry as their bags. American speakers can also call an individual suitcase a bag. In British English, people normally use luggage when they are talking about everything that travellers carry. Baggage is a more technical word and is used for example when discussing airports or travelinsurance. In American English, luggage refers to empty bags and suitcases and baggage refers to bags and suitcases with their contents.
More Synonyms of baggage
baggage in British English
(ˈbæɡɪdʒ)
noun
1.
a.
suitcases, bags, etc, packed for a journey; luggage
b.
(as modifier)
baggage handler
2.
an army's portable equipment
3. informal, old-fashioned
a.
a pert young woman
b.
an immoral woman or prostitute
4. Irish informal
a cantankerous old woman
5. informal
previous knowledge and experience that a person may use or be influenced by in new circumstances
cultural baggage
Word origin
C15: from Old French bagage, from bague a bundle, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse baggibag
baggage in American English
(ˈbægɪdʒ)
noun
1.
the trunks, bags, etc. of a traveler, esp. when packed and being used on a trip; luggage
2.
the supplies and gear of an army
3.
a. Obsolete
a prostitute or wanton
b.
a saucy, impudent, or lively girl
4.
burdensome, superfluous, or outdated ideas, practices, etc.
Word origin
ME & OFr bagage < bagues, baggage < ML bagga, chest, bag, prob. < ON baggi, bag; (sense 3) assoc., in sense “camp follower,” with “army baggage,” but < ? Frbagasse, harlot < OFr baiasse, ult. < Ar baghīy, pl. baghāyā, whore, prostitute
Examples of 'baggage' in a sentence
baggage
Last night an airport baggage handlers' strike was called off.
The Sun (2016)
He was told he could not have a refund of the excess baggage charge because he didn't apply for the refund before he had cancelled his flight.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A strike by baggage handlers that was to affect 18 airports was called off on Tuesday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Too many characters and too much baggage are obscuring the deal on offer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What cultural baggage are we bringing to this life of leading as humans?
Christianity Today (2000)
The new redundancies will not include ground crew or baggage handlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Your son has a lot of emotional baggage to carry for one so young.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Which airline has the best baggage allowance in economy?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There is so much baggage on and off the pitch that comes with him.
The Sun (2007)
His books were for many years an obligatory part of the contemporary cultural baggage.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Disaster was averted when baggage handlers noticed a smell from the case.
The Sun (2010)
They bring their emotional baggage with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Blast those newly tightened restrictions on baggage allowance.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The rest were pretty much excess baggage.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These roles often carry huge amounts of historical emotional baggage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Be careful not to buy more than your baggage allowance as it could be a false economy.
The Sun (2007)
How many flights home and how much excess baggage can you take?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Excess baggage charges can be huge.
The Sun (2016)
That said, some baggage may remain.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You see them at the airports, haggling their way out of paying for excess baggage.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It's not just the baggage handlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is a 100 excess for baggage and cancellation claims.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The only warning - with shopping this easy just beware of the excess baggage.
The Sun (2011)
When my luggage was lost, it was hard to be angry when the baggage handlers were all dancing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
On the down side, the former undisputed champion of the world carries a lot of baggage that may still return to haunt him.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
baggage
British English: baggage /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ NOUN
Your baggage consists of the suitcases and bags that you take with you when you travel.
He collected his baggage and left the airport.
American English: baggage
Arabic: أَمْتِعَة
Brazilian Portuguese: bagagem
Chinese: 行李
Croatian: prtljaga
Czech: zavazadla
Danish: bagage
Dutch: bagage
European Spanish: equipaje
Finnish: matkatavarat
French: bagage
German: Gepäck
Greek: αποσκευές
Italian: bagaglio
Japanese: 手荷物
Korean: 수하물
Norwegian: bagasje
Polish: bagaż
European Portuguese: bagagem
Romanian: bagaj
Russian: багаж
Latin American Spanish: equipaje
Swedish: bagage
Thai: กระเป๋าเดินทาง
Turkish: bagaj
Ukrainian: багаж
Vietnamese: hành lý
All related terms of 'baggage'
baggage car
A baggage car is a railway carriage , often without windows , which is used to carry luggage, goods, or mail .
baggage check
a receipt for baggage left in a checkroom
baggage claim
At an airport , the baggage claim is the area where you collect your baggage at the end of your trip .
baggage hall
a large room at an airport , usually containing a number of carousels , where passengers go to collect their baggage after a flight
baggage train
a train of wagons carrying the equipment needed by an army on the march
baggage wagon
a car on a passenger train that is designed to carry passengers' baggage ; a luggage van
hand baggage
the suitcases , bags , etc, that you take with you onto an aeroplane when you travel , as opposed to those bags that are put in the aeroplane's hold
store baggage
If a hotel stores baggage , it puts a guest's baggage in a storage room until it is needed by the guest .
baggage handler
a person who moves baggage onto and off planes at an airport
baggage reclaim
the process of passengers ' getting back the baggage that they have checked in for a flight
excess baggage
On an aeroplane journey , excess baggage is luggage that is larger or weighs more than your ticket allows , so that you have to pay extra to take it on board .
baggage allowance
A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances .
baggage checkroom
a left luggage office; a place at, for example , a railway station where baggage can be left
baggage handling
the work of dealing with and sorting passengers ' baggage at an airport
baggage screening
the procedure whereby baggage is electronically screened at an airport before it is allowed on the plane
emotional baggage
the feelings you have about your past and the things that have happened to you, which often have a negative effect on your behaviour and attitudes
bag and baggage
with all one's belongings
baggage restrictions
A restriction is an official rule that limits what you can do or that limits the amount or size of something.
baggage reclaim area
the place in an airport to which passengers go to recover their baggage after a flight
baggage storage room
A baggage storage room is a room in a hotel where people can leave their baggage in order to collect it later .
luggage van
a railway carriage used to transport passengers ' luggage , bicycles , etc
Chinese translation of 'baggage'
baggage
(ˈbæɡɪdʒ)
n(u)
(= luggage) 行李 (xíngli)
(fig) 累赘(贅) (léizhuì)
(noun)
Definition
suitcases packed for a journey
excess baggage
Synonyms
luggage
Leave your luggage in the hotel.
things
cases
bags
equipment
Exports of military equipment are banned.
gear
They helped us put our gear in the van.
trunks
suitcases
belongings
paraphernalia
a large courtyard full of builders' paraphernalia
accoutrements
impedimenta
Additional synonyms
in the sense of equipment
Definition
a set of tools or devices used for a particular purpose