repackage

verb

re·​pack·​age (ˌ)rē-ˈpa-kij How to pronounce repackage (audio)
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.
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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 This is an open-box unit, meaning it was returned unused or lightly handled and repackaged after inspection. PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025 Since 2010, the only artist overall to chart more albums on the Billboard 200 is the Grateful Dead (88), a total heavily fueled by the ongoing Dave’s Picks series, which repackages the band’s old live shows. Xander Zellner, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repackage

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of repackage was in 1899

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“Repackage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repackage. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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repackage

verb
re·​pack·​age (ˈ)rē-ˈpak-ij How to pronounce repackage (audio)
: to package again or anew
especially : to put into a more attractive form

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