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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024car•ton /ˈkɑrtən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a cardboard or plastic box used for storage or shipping.
- a smaller box or container used for holding unit amounts of food, etc.:Bring back two cartons of milk.
- the amount a carton can hold;
the contents of a carton:drank a carton of juice.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024car•ton (kär′tn),USA pronunciation n. - a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- the amount a carton can hold.
- the contents of a carton.
- Insectsa cardboardlike substance consisting of chewed plant material often mixed with soil, made by certain insects for building nests.
v.t. - to pack in a carton:to carton eggs for supermarket sales.
v.i. - to make or form cardboard sheets into cartons.
- Italian cartone pasteboard; see cartoon
- French
- 1780–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: carton /ˈkɑːtən/ n - a cardboard box for containing goods
- a container of waxed paper or plastic in which liquids, such as milk, are sold
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Italian cartone pasteboard, from carta card1 |