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repackage

American  
[ree-pak-ij] / riˈpæk ɪdʒ /

verb (used with object)

  • repackages,
    present (3rd person singular)
  • repackaged,
    past participle,  past
  • repackaging
    present participle
  1. to package again or afresh, as in a different style, design, or size.

    The soap has been repackaged to be more eye-catching.

  2. to package for sale under one's own label.

    The goods are purchased in bulk and repackaged by the store.

  3. to remake or alter so as to be more appealing or desirable.

    That politician's image needs to be repackaged.


repackage British  
/ riːˈpækɪdʒ /

verb

  1. to wrap or put (something) in a package again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of repackage

First recorded in 1945–50; re- + package


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While older titles, known as the backlist, do make money, Hurowitz said publishers are missing opportunities to repackage stories for new audiences, sell them for TV and movie adaptations, or expand foreign language rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

FDEs would send their front-line code back to centralized product engineers, who would repackage the field solutions into generalizable tools for future use.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

But instead, Company-1 would repackage the servers with the help of a separate logistics firm and conceal them in unmarked boxes before shipping them to China, the DOJ said.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Analysts have noted a growing interest among young Chinese people in products that repackage traditional Chinese culture for modern times.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

Posterity eventually rewards those, like Bach and Handel, who can absorb and repackage the currents and fashions of their times, giving the resulting collage a distinctive voice of their own along the way.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Some of the price-cutting repackages an old playbook for retailers: When consumers feel pinched, the retailers sell products in smaller sizes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The current ultra modern era evolved the market into investments, scarcity, and digitized the business with websites like Arena Club, which repackages pre-graded cards as slab packs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025

To grow UniCredit's fee income, Orcel set up an internal team which repackages funds supplied by global players under the bank's own 'onemarkets' label.

From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2023

The announcement largely repackages existing programs, but could bolster the confidence of oil and gas producers in Britain.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

“It repackages allegations already addressed under oath and does not interview key participants.”

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022

Many items can be customized, repackaged and branded for bulk buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

In January 2020, PCMag reported that Avast Antivirus was surreptitiously collecting user data for Avast subsidiary Jumpshot, which repackaged and sold the data.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

An Asia-based company bought about $2.5 billion worth of servers between 2024 and 2025 that were then repackaged and shipped to China, the Justice Department said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

Starbucks repackaged Italy’s coffee ritual for American tastes, popularizing the iced coffee craze through its Frappuccinos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

Here was another bizarre fact about CDOs: Often they simply repackaged tranches of other CDOs, presumably those tranches their Wall Street creators had found difficult to sell.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

In its lawsuit, the Times accused Perplexity of illegally crawling its material and repackaging original Times stories in “verbatim or near-verbatim” written responses to users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Those would include “any repackaging costs, shipping and any import duties that would be incurred” in transporting them to another country.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025

To compensate for higher cocoa prices, chocolate manufacturers have been reformulating recipes, repackaging products, and yes, raising prices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

Other forms of waste, including metal and concrete, will be sent to staging areas for repackaging and sorting before going to a specialized landfill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

Meanwhile, the conveyor belt of repackaging viral internet media and moments to advertise for a crypto casino keeps rolling.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2024

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