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• present participle of package.

packaging

American  

[pak-uh-jing] / ˈpæk ə dʒɪŋ /

noun

• packagings
  plural

1. an act or instance of packing 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.

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packaging British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• packagings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of packaging

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

Explanation

Packaging is the material used to enclose, protect, and even promote things that are for sale. It’s all about presentation. If you’re having trouble selling lemonade out of an old pickle jar, perhaps you should change the packaging. Walk through a supermarket or a drug store and you'll see many different kinds of packaging, from hard plastic medicine bottles to cardboard cereal boxes and glass jars of spaghetti sauce. You can call the act or business of putting all these items into containers packaging too. There's also a figurative meaning of this noun, "presenting something in a flattering or beneficial way," as in: "The advisors' packaging of the candidate makes him seem much smarter."

Example Sentences

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Shoppers trying to identify Taylor Farms products themselves have occasionally been advised to look for packaging codes beginning with “TF” or similar letters.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Lemon-lime soda 7UP tweaked its formula and packaging to put the lime first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Such entrepreneurial packaging serves as a Trojan horse for scammers wanting to set up shop without drawing unwanted attention – and allows them to perpetrate their fraud more effectively.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The researchers suggest that SAM may have helped sperm conjugation emerge, possibly beginning as a mechanism for packaging or protecting sperm.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The packaging on the products lining these shelves was more subdued.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Tried this out of the 3-liter box and it tastes similar in both packagings.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2019

Banned are plastic food packagings made with CFCs, certain types of building insulation and some solvents widely used for cleaning printed circuit boards in personal computers.

From Time Magazine Archive