packaging

[ pak-uh-jing ]

noun

1. an act or instance of packing pack or forming packages:

   At the end of the production line is a machine for packaging.

2. the package in which merchandise is sold or displayed:

   Attractive packaging can help sell a product.

packaging

/ ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the box or wrapping in which a product is offered for sale
   2. the design of such a box or wrapping, esp with reference to its ability to attract customers
2. the presentation of a person, product, television programme, etc, to the public in a way designed to build up a favourable image
3. the work of a packager

Word History and Origins

Origin of packaging¹

First recorded in 1870–75; package + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

We spent 2020 redesigning our packaging and communications with the branding firm Hatch in San Francisco.

From Fortune

To translate this aesthetic to go, takeout food is creatively wrapped in compostable packaging and adorned with colorful custom labels.

From Eater

Prata, in Portugal, agrees that the plastic wastes made of PPE and packaging will be an environmental challenge.

From 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.

From Washington Post

Food packaging films that contain several layers of different plastic are particularly tricky to take apart.

From Science News

Zumbiel Packaging A Kentucky-based manufacturer of paperboard packaging for consumer goods.

From The Daily Beast

They were among the first companies to begin packaging baby food in glass jars instead of cans.

From The Daily Beast

Limited Edition packaging features 3D black and white lenticulars and a serialized number on each of the box sets.

From The Daily Beast

Dozens of new brands are packaging whiskey bought in bulk from Indiana.

From The Daily Beast

The packaging, he reported, was “nice,” though he found the customer service lacking.

From The Daily Beast

Adequate refrigeration is requisite both to chill the curd before molding and to preserve it after packaging.

From Project Gutenberg

Jacob amused himself by rigging a fishing line out of some of the packaging material that contained his food.

From Project Gutenberg

Lower right: The modern packaging during the final years of domestic manufacture.

From Project Gutenberg

This force packaging capability is an advantage unique to the U.S.

From Project Gutenberg

The profit—anything leftover after buying packaging and paying postage.

From Project Gutenberg