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packaging

noun

Definition of packaging

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

Recent Examples on the Web

//The brewery’s invention, an eco-friendly, edible six-pack ring to hold beer and other canned beverages, has hit the big time with Corona beer agreeing to test the packaging in its markets around Tulum, Mexico.
— Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, "Delray Beach brewery’s turtle-friendly six-pack rings being tested by major beer company," 14 Nov. 2019
//Don’t worry about rinsing the quinoa — most varieties sold in the United States are pre-rinsed (just check the packaging).
— BostonGlobe.com, "Colombian Braised Beef (Posta Negra)," 23 Oct. 2019
//The idea is to eliminate the packaging that customers take home with them when purchasing pasta or nuts wrapped in plastic.
— Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A zero-waste grocery store will open in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood," 23 Oct. 2019
//Taken together, the Garden Specialty Pizza and the new packaging may attract customers who are concerned about the environment.
— Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, "Pizza Hut is testing out an Incogmeato pizza in a round box," 22 Oct. 2019
//The legislation will take effect in 180 days after it was signed on October 11, while manufacturers will have up to 18 months to develop the according packaging or labels.
— Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "New York Becomes the First State to Require Disclosure of Menstrual Product Ingredients," 14 Oct. 2019
//The over-the-top CD packaging is an extension of what other artists have employed in 2019 to enhance the allure of the CD purchase.
— Keith Caulfield, Billboard, "Tool's 'Fear Inoculum' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week For a Rock Album in Over 1 Year," 8 Sep. 2019
//Pads generally incorporate even more plastic, from the leak-proof base to the synthetics that soak up fluid to the packaging.
— Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, "How tampons and pads became so unsustainable," 6 Sep. 2019
//Upon my deep investigative analysis of the mask, I was initially struck by the pretty, minimalist packaging.
— Sarah Madaus, Town & Country, "We Tried the Cult-Favorite Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask And it Actually Lives Up to the Hype," 27 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of packaging

circa 1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for packaging

from gerund of package entry 2

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