pac
/ˈpæk/
noun
Familiar
1.n.committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
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pac and pack are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. pac means “committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates”. pack means “arrange in a container”. pack is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈpæk/
1.n.committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
/ˈpæk/
1.v.arrange in a container
“pack the books into the boxes”
| pac | pack | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈpæk/ | /ˈpæk/ |
| Said | pak | pak |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | verb, noun |
| Senses | 1 | 22 |
| How common | Familiar | Core |
| Synonyms | political action committee | none recorded |
2.v.fill to capacity
“This singer always packs the concert halls”
3.v.compress into a wad
“wad paper into the box”