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carton

[kahr-tn]

noun

  1. a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.

  2. the amount a carton can hold.

  3. the contents of a carton.

  4. a cardboardlike substance consisting of chewed plant material often mixed with soil, made by certain insects for building nests.



verb (used with object)

  1. to pack in a carton.

    to carton eggs for supermarket sales.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make or form cardboard sheets into cartons.

carton

/ ˈkɑːtən /

noun

  1. a cardboard box for containing goods

  2. a container of waxed paper or plastic in which liquids, such as milk, are sold

  3. shooting

    1. a white disc at the centre of a target

    2. a shot that hits this disc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to enclose (goods) in a carton

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • uncartoned adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carton1

1780–90; < French < Italian cartone pasteboard; cartoon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carton1

C19: from French, from Italian cartone pasteboard, from carta card 1
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Example Sentences

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And the price spikes to £2 a carton could, with for example better weather, simply reverse.

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Although she claims that Cam is her favorite kid, she only half-listens to him when he says he’s headed to boot camp, instructing him to return home with a carton of milk.

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The last is a picture of a baby reaching for a carton of milk, the others are of local public events or snapshots of personal significance.

The recalled products were distributed between June 16 and July 9 in California and Nevada, with the code CA 7695 on the carton.

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An aggressive missing person's campaign featured the boy's face on milk cartons and posters across the US.

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