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Bundle vs Bunch vs Bale vs Parcel vs Pack vs Package vs Packet

Bundle, bunch, bale, parcel, pack, package, packet denote things done up for storage, sale, or carriage.

bundle is a collection of articles bound or rolled together.

A bunch is a collection of things, usually of the same sort, fastened closely together in orderly fashion.

bale is a large bundle of goods bound up for storage or transportation and especially one composed of materials (as rags, hay, straw, cotton, or wool) which are closely pressed together so as to form a mass, usually rectangular, tightly bound with stout cord or wire, and often wrapped in paper or burlap.

Because there is in various localities a uniform size for a bale of a certain commodity, the word often also implies an average or approximate weight.

Parcel (see also PART) implies a state of being wrapped and tied and a small or moderate size, and it carries no suggestion of the number or kind of things so wrapped and tied.

Pack implies more careful and more compact arrangement than bundle; specifically it denotes a conveniently packed bundle of goods or supplies that is carried on the back (as by a peddler, a soldier on the march, or a mule).

package is specifically something packed (as in a box or receptacle of moderate size or in a compact bundle) especially for convenience in sale or transportation.

It may also be applied to a group of intangibles (as contracted services or performances) forming, offered, or dealt with as a unit.

A packet is a small package or parcel.