Meaning & use
polybag
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UK/ˈpɒl.i.bæɡ/
US/ˈpɑː.li.bæɡ/
Meaning
nouncountable
A thin bag made of plastic, used to hold or protect goods.
Grammar: Countable: a polybag, two polybags.
Patterns
- in a polybag
- a sealed polybag
- pack something in polybags
Each T-shirt arrives in a sealed polybag.
The seeds are sold in small polybags.
Please put the wet umbrella in a polybag before you enter.
Word forms
| plural | polybags |
|---|
Common combinations
- a sealed polybag
- The screws come in a sealed polybag.
- in a polybag
- The magazine was delivered in a polybag.
- a clear polybag
- Airport staff handed out clear polybags for liquids.
- pack something in polybags
- They pack the parts in polybags before shipping.
Synonyms and how they differ
- plastic bag
- The everyday general term; polybag is the trade and mail-order word for a small thin one.
- baggie
- Mainly American and usually for food storage; a polybag is more often for packaging goods.
Word family
- polybagged adjective
- Packaged inside a polybag.
Commonly confused: polybag or polygraph?
polybag vs polygraph
A polygraph is a lie-detector machine; a polybag is only a plastic bag.
Practice
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