repackage

verb

re·​pack·​age (ˌ)rē-ˈpa-kij 

repackaged; repackaging; repackages

transitive verb

: to package again or anew

specifically : to put into a more efficient or attractive form

repackager noun

Examples of repackage in a Sentence

Large pieces of meat are cut and repackaged at the butcher's shop.

repackage newspaper comic strips as books

TV studios repackage real-life dramas as entertainment.

Recent Examples on the Web

Each one repackages familiar ideas in a form that feels new, but now threatens to lose its punch through frequent use. —Nathaniel Moore september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025

This is an open-box unit, meaning it was returned unused or lightly handled and repackaged after inspection. —PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025

The products were distributed to four different customers who either used them for further processing or repackaged them for retail sales, the FDA said. —Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

The natural world has been reproduced, reshuffled, and repackaged, sold to visitors in the form of spectacle. —Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repackage

• package
• trackage

Kids Definition

repackage

verb

re·​pack·​age (ˈ)rē-ˈpak-ij 

: to package again or anew

especially : to put into a more attractive form