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prepackage

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[pree-pak-ij] / priˈpæk ɪdʒ /

verb (used with object)

prepackaged, prepackaging
  1. to package (foodstuffs or manufactured goods) before retail distribution or sale.

  2. 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

First recorded in 1940–45; pre- + package


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

“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

Taylor Fresh Foods, which sells prepackaged salad products and rakes in billions of dollars in revenue each year, announced a roughly 16% stake in Pacific Valley several months later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026

In 2020, the company issued a letter to Los Angeles-based Chubby Snacks over that company’s prepackaged PB&J sandwiches, claiming the products were too similar.

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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