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

Optimize Spending For Packaging And Materials Optimize your business's packaging design and use more affordable materials. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The cotton fibers are then pressed into large mats, which are cut to fit walls or other products such as pet bed inserts or thermal packaging liners to keep food deliveries cool. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025

The Caledonia distribution center is opening two years after Saputo began operating a cheese packaging and distribution facility at 2895 W. Oakwood Road, Franklin − creating more than 650 jobs. —Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025

Celsius said in a statement that the packaging supplier mistakenly shipped empty cans of the energy drink to High Noon's production facility, which then filled them with vodka seltzer and packed them into its 12-packs. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

from gerund of package entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1