packaging

[ pak-uh-jing ]

/ ˈpæk ə dʒɪŋ /

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noun

an act or instance of packing or forming packages: At the end of the production line is a machine for packaging.

the package in which merchandise is sold or displayed: Attractive packaging can help sell a product.

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Origin of packaging

First recorded in 1870–75; package + -ing¹

Words nearby packaging

package, package deal, packager, package store, package tour, packaging, pack animal, pack a punch, packboard, pack date, pack drill

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How to use packaging in a sentence

We spent 2020 redesigning our packaging and communications with the branding firm Hatch in San Francisco.
Changing the plant-based food industry one spoon at a time|Rachel King|February 7, 2021|Fortune
To translate this aesthetic to go, takeout food is creatively wrapped in compostable packaging and adorned with colorful custom labels.
Restaurants Avoiding Big Delivery Apps Have to Get Creative|Kristen Hawley|February 1, 2021|Eater
Prata, in Portugal, agrees that the plastic wastes made of PPE and packaging will be an environmental challenge.
Unmasking the pandemic’s pollution problem|Stephen Ornes|January 28, 2021|Science News For Students
Among other accusations, the plaintiffs argue they “were tricked into buying food items that wholly lacked the ingredients they reasonably thought they were purchasing” based on Subway’s labeling, packaging and advertising.
Subway’s tuna is not tuna, but a ‘mixture of various concoctions,’ a lawsuit alleges|Tim Carman|January 27, 2021|Washington Post

Food packaging films that contain several layers of different plastic are particularly tricky to take apart.
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills|Maria Temming|January 27, 2021|Science News
Zumbiel Packaging A Kentucky-based manufacturer of paperboard packaging for consumer goods.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were among the first companies to begin packaging baby food in glass jars instead of cans.
The Flying Sorcery of Dr. Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch Is Marvel's Most Bizarre Magician|Rich Goldstein|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Limited Edition packaging features 3D black and white lenticulars and a serialized number on each of the box sets.
How a War-Weary Vet Created ‘The Twilight Zone’|Rich Goldstein|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dozens of new brands are packaging whiskey bought in bulk from Indiana.
Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana|Eric Felten|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The packaging, he reported, was “nice,” though he found the customer service lacking.
Quality Bud, but Like, Whoa, The Prices|Kelly Williams Brown|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Adequate refrigeration is requisite both to chill the curd before molding and to preserve it after packaging.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
Jacob amused himself by rigging a fishing line out of some of the packaging material that contained his food.
The Reluctant Weapon|Howard L. Myers
Lower right: The modern packaging during the final years of domestic manufacture.
History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills|Robert B. Shaw
This force packaging capability is an advantage unique to the U.S.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
The profit—anything leftover after buying packaging and paying postage.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for packaging

packaging

/ (ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ) /

noun

the box or wrapping in which a product is offered for sale
the design of such a box or wrapping, esp with reference to its ability to attract customers

the presentation of a person, product, television programme, etc, to the public in a way designed to build up a favourable image

the work of a packager

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