carton

Meaning

Noun

1. An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
2. A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
3. A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
4. A kind of thin pasteboard.
5. A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
6. A shot that strikes this disc.

Verb

To put in a carton.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑːtən/

Etymology

Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.