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carrier bag

/ˌkɛriər bæg/

Other forms: carrier bags

Definitions of carrier bag
  1. noun
    a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
    synonyms: paper bag, poke, sack
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    types:
    doggie bag, doggy bag
    a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog
    grocery bag
    a sack for holding customer's groceries
    type of:
    bag
    a flexible container with a single opening
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