package concierge

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A service, often with lockers or a front desk, that receives deliveries for residents in a building and keeps them safe until the residents collect them.

   Grammar: Often used with the or a: the building has a package concierge.

   Patterns

   • pick up something from the package concierge
   • the package concierge holds something

   The apartment complex added a package concierge so deliveries would stop piling up in the lobby.

   I got a text saying my parcel was waiting at the package concierge.

   Residents scan a code at the package concierge to open their locker.

2. 2nouncountable

   A person whose job is to sign for deliveries and hand them to residents or office workers.

   Grammar: Refers to the staff member, usually working at a desk.

   Patterns

   • ask the package concierge

   The package concierge knew everyone's name and always had a smile.

   Ask the package concierge if your order has arrived.

Word forms

Common combinations

package concierge service

The building offers a package concierge service.

use the package concierge

Please use the package concierge for large deliveries.

collect from the package concierge

You can collect your box from the package concierge after noon.

package concierge locker

The package concierge locker was full after the holiday sale.

automated package concierge

An automated package concierge replaced the front-desk staff.

Synonyms and how they differ

parcel locker

A parcel locker is just the storage box, whereas a package concierge can include staff and a service as well.

mailroom

A mailroom is a room for sorting mail, while a package concierge is a service focused on deliveries from couriers.

front desk

A front desk handles many tasks like visitors, while a package concierge is dedicated to deliveries.

Word family

package noun

a parcel or box sent through the mail

concierge noun

a person who helps residents or guests with services

packaging noun

material used to wrap goods

deliver verb

to bring goods to a person or place

Commonly confused: package concierge or courier?

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