baggage
[noun]
Synonyms: luggage, accoutrements, bags, belongings, equipment, gear, paraphernalia, suitcases, things

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English Thesaurus: luggage, baggage, bags, things/stuf

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

bag‧gage /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ noun
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: bagage, from Old French bague 'bundle']

1. [uncountable] especially American English the cases, bags, boxes etc carried by someone who is travelling Synonym : luggage:
Check your baggage in at the desk.
GRAMMAR
Baggage is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
What happens if my baggage is lost? You can refer to one or more pieces/items of baggage.

REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say bags rather than baggage:
Shall I help you take your bags upstairs?

2. [uncountable] informal the beliefs, opinions, and experiences that someone has, which make them think in a particular way, especially in a way that makes it difficult to have good relationships:
Each employee brings his or her own psychological baggage to the workplace.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

baggage
noun
ADJ. carry-on, hand | excess At the airport I found that I had 100kg of excess baggage.
emotional, spiritual (figurative) She's still carrying all that emotional baggage from her first marriage.
QUANT. item, piece
VERB + BAGGAGE carry | go through, search | check in Where do we check in our baggage?
claim, reclaim Let's claim our baggage first.
BAGGAGE + NOUN allowance | trolley | handler | claim, reclaim the baggage reclaim hall
train Extensive baggage trains followed the troops.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

baggage

hand baggage (=a bag you are allowed to carry with you onto a plane)
You are only allowed one item of hand baggage on the plane.
excess baggage (=baggage that weighs more than you are allowed to take on a plane)
Passengers will be charged for excess baggage.
checked baggage (=baggage that you check in rather than carry onto the plane yourself)
You can claim for loss or damage to checked baggage.
baggage allowance (=the amount of baggage you are allowed to take on a plane)
There's a 20 kilo baggage allowance.
baggage reclaim (also baggage claim American English) (=the place where you collect your baggage after a flight)
We waited for almost an hour in baggage reclaim.
a baggage handler (=one of the people who put baggage on and off planes)
A strike by baggage handlers caused major flight delays.
a baggage trolley British English, a baggage cart American English
Wait here while I go and get a baggage trolley.
an item/piece of baggage
How many pieces of baggage do you have?

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

baggage
noun
BAD: All the passengers carried their own baggages.
GOOD: All the passengers carried their own baggage.

Usage Note:
Baggage is an uncountable noun: 'Baggage must not be left unattended in the terminal building.' 'How many pieces of baggage do you have?'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

luggage the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling:
heavy luggage
Security officers checked every piece of luggage.
baggage the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling – used especially when the bags are being looked after by an airline, train company etc:
Check your baggage in at the desk.
He’s a baggage handler for British Airways.
The airline charges for excess baggage (=things that weigh more than the amount that you allowed to take with you on a plane).
Some of their baggage was stolen.
bags bags that you carry when you are travelling:
They were packing their bags ready for the trip.
things/stuff informal all the things that someone has with them when they are travelling:
He put the stuff in the car and started to drive away.
Have you got your things?

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

baggage
ˈbæɡɪdʒ
See: bag and baggage

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

BAGGAGE
See: General License

[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary ▲