case
noun [ C ]
uk/keɪs/ usa container or box for storing, showing, or carrying something:
The store had a display case full of antique jewellery.
The laptop is sold with a padded carrying case.
packing cases
a box holding twelve bottles of wine or another type of alcoholic drink, or the twelve bottles and their contents:
a case of beer/wine
There is a 5% discount if you buy a case.
arguments and reasons why something is right or wrong, should or should not be done, etc.:
a case for/against sth There's a good case for bringing in new regulations.
make/argue a case The study makes the case for increasing flexible working.
a good/strong case The union believes it has been vindicated and has a very strong case.
LAW
a matter to be decided by a judge in a court of law:
a libel/fraud/discrimination case
win/lose a case She accused her employer of unlawful dismissal and won her case.
settle/drop a case The parties agreed to settle the case on the basis of the carrier's limitation fund.
See also
basket case
business case
test case