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

To capitalize on this surging AI demand, SK Hynix has been accelerating investments and has also committed nearly $13 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026

Yet many companies undermine those benefits by choosing automation that accommodates existing packaging, especially when scaling operations. —Ken Bowles, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Some lines from the 59-page manual have been integrated into a new 25-page order on radioactive waste management, but pages of detailed requirements for waste packaging and monitoring have been removed. —Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026

The cheese was removed from the packaging and cut into cubes for testers to taste without any identifiable packaging. —Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from gerund of package entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1