packaging

noun

1

: an act or instance of packaging something or someone: such as

a

: the enclosing of something in a container or covering

… damage caused by static charge during packaging, storing, and shipping.

—Chemical & Engineering News

b

: the presentation of something or someone to the public in a way that is designed to be attractive or appealing

This is public relations: the packaging of ideas, the execution of them, and the media coverage surrounding them.

—Robert Z. Chew

2

: material used to enclose or contain something

… the flashy packaging popularized by mass merchants.

—Jan Stafford

also : a covering wrapper or container : package entry 1 sense 3

the manufacture of food packagings

Examples of packaging in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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All of the scents are made with clean ingredients, compostable packaging, and have no single-use plastics. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024

But shoppers have panned the bags, with some customers taking to social media to decry the grease and leaks that result from the new packaging. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 June 2024

The seller has no evidence of a receipt or commercial packaging. —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

from gerund of package entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1