prepackage
Americanverb (used with object)
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to package (foodstuffs or manufactured goods) before retail distribution or sale.
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to combine various elements into a single unit that is offered for sale, usually at an all-inclusive price.
The travel agency prepackages tours to the Middle East.
Etymology
Origin of prepackage
Example Sentences
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And a host of companies, like School-Pak in Jackson, Wis., prepackage supply kits that can then be shipped directly to schools or parents around the country.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2015
The same ole same ole same prepackage gimmick.
From Time ● Feb. 1, 2013
Dish Wireless and another EchoStar subsidiary, Dish DBS, filed for bankruptcy in Houston with a prepackaged agreement, including a plan to address litigation from bondholders tied to the transfer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I was at a Ralphs yesterday and reaching for my usual prepackaged lettuce for my salads when I said, ‘Nah, let’s wait.’
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
At around 1 p.m., a line extended out the door and into the plaza, where many people sipped on the chain’s famous $21 “strawberry glaze” smoothies and munched on $18 prepackaged Thai tofu salads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
A Smucker spokesman said it has no issue with others selling prepackaged, crustless sandwiches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Guards bring prepackaged sandwiches, hard cheese, sufficient water.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
When even most of the good spectacles carry a strong whiff of prepackaging, try taking in the air of Luc Besson’s sci-fi extravaganza “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2017
For him, this means no more scripted lines and prepackaging by helpful staffers.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2015
We are empowered to voice our ideas without prepackaging by out-of-touch media.
From Time Magazine Archive
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