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carrier bag

n
Brit a large paper or plastic bag for carrying shopping
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.carrier bag - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchasescarrier bag - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
paper bag, sack, poke
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
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
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Translations
taška
bærepose
muovipussi
vrećica
買物袋
쇼핑백
nakupovalna vrečka
bärkasse
ถุงใส่ของ
túi đựng hàng

carrier bag

n (Brit) → sacchetto, borsa (di plastica)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

carrier bag

→ كِيْس taška bærepose Tüte τσάντα για ψώνια bolsa muovipussi cabas vrećica sacchetto della spesa 買物袋 쇼핑백 draagtas bærepose reklamówka saco de compras, sacola de compras пакет bärkasse ถุงใส่ของ alışveriş torbası túi đựng hàng 购物袋
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"The environmental impact of a basket far outweighs that of a single-use carrier bag.
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The new 5p minimum charge for single use carrier bags will be introduced in Wales by the Welsh Assembly Government on October 1 as part of a drive to reduce carrier bag usage.
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