gift wrap

verb

gift wrapped; gift wrapping; gift wraps

transitive verb

: to wrap (merchandise intended as a gift) decoratively

Examples of gift wrap in a Sentence

The store will gift wrap your purchases for you.

Recent Examples on the Web

Santa’s sleigh and the aisles at ALDI are overflowing this week with holiday wrapping paper deals, including gift wrap, sets of scissors, tape, gift tags, boxes, cards, and more. —Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025

The rooms and halls are lined with LED lights, gift wrap and holiday displays, although some of the old-fashioned lights were updated in recent years. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025

Fold the paper so the corner of the gift wrap meets the corner of the box, then hold the paper in place with your left hand. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025

As consumers got ready for Christmas, their focus shifted to gifting and holiday hosting, buying gift wrap cutters, mini strings of lights, sensory squeeze toys, and emergency fire blankets. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gift wrap

• bandgap
• bitmap
• blackcap
• blackstrap
• bootstrap
• burlap
• claptrap
• entrap
• foolscap
• kidnap
• kneecap
• madcap