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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

/ ˈɑːə /

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 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·tDzԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carton1

1780–90; < French < Italian cartone pasteboard; cartoon
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carton1

C19: from French, from Italian cartone pasteboard, from carta card 1
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"Canada charges for our dairy products 270%. Nobody knows that. They charge you 2% for the first two cartons of milk and after that you go up to 270," Trump said.

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“Look, all I’m buying is eggs,” he said as he loaded four cartons into his trunk.

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To complete a standard washing cycle, Mr and Mrs Hannam said they must fill up their washing machine with six four-pint cartons three times.

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Jannat, who runs a tiny shop selling biscuits and milk cartons, often can't afford the bus fare to attend protests demanding information about the missing.

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On a good day, I’ll get my hands on one carton.

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