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carton¹
- /ˈkɑːtən/ UK
- /ˈkɑːtn̩/ UK
- /ˈkɑɹtn̩/ US
- [ˈkʰɑɹʔn̩] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.
noun cartons
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An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
a carton of milk or eggs
Similar: cardboard box, container, package
- A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
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A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
Mr Yunupingu was referred to the clinic where I was working at that time, Northside Clinic, for treatment of his alcohol problem. I think he described drinking between one and four cartons every single day - it's quite a phenomenal amount.
Similar: case
- A kind of thin pasteboard.
- A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
- A shot that strikes this disc.
verb cartons · cartoning · cartoned
- To put in a carton.
Carton²
proper noun
- A surname. The more business he got, the greater his power seemed to grow of getting at its pith and marrow; and however late at night he sat carousing with Sydney Carton, he always had his points at his fingers' ends in the morning.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cartonful, shoebox, cardboard, box, board, paperboard, sack, canister, brick, packing, thimble, wrapping, package, casing, packaging, fibreboard
Translations
Every language
noun box-like container
| Español | caja, envase de cartón, cartón, tetrabrik, brik |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갑 gap, 종이갑 jong'igap, 종이팩 jong'ipaek |
| 日本語 | カートン kāton, カートンパック kāton pakku, 紙パック kamipakku |
| 中文 | 紙箱 /纸箱 zhǐxiāng |
| Kiswahili | katoni |
| Português | caixa/embalagem de papel |
| Français | carton |
| Deutsch | Karton |
| Русский | коро́бка koróbka, паке́т pakét |
| Tiếng Việt | hộp, hộp giấy, hộp các-tông |
| العربية | كَرْتُون kartūn, كَرْتُونَة kartūna |
Talk about this word "carton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. carton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carton "carton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carton.Cite this
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title = {carton},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carton},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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