care package

noun

: a package of useful or pleasurable items that is sent or given as a gift to another (such as a college student)

Examples of care package in a Sentence

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There’s nothing like a handwritten message to make a care package memorable. Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024 One of those, held in August 2021 at Avalon, a club in West Hollywood, raised money on behalf of For the Troops, which sends care packages to members of the armed forces. Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024 Friends gifted me audiobooks, sent care packages, earned honorary MDs from the Google School of Medicine. Katie Gutierrez, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024 Smith heard of managers going to extraordinary lengths, sending care packages and taking time for more one-on-one meetings. Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for care package 

Word History

Etymology

from CARE package, a charity parcel sent to needy Europeans after World War II

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of care package was in 1962

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“Care package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20package. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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