prepack

transitive verb pre·pack

variants: or prepackage

Definition of prepack

1 : to enclose in a prepack

2 prepackage : to design, prepare, or learn in advance for repeated or ready use

shows are prepackaged in New York … and shipped on a road tour
—Mel Gussow

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Origin and Etymology of prepack

pre- + pack, verb or package, verb

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First Known Use: 1926

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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prepack

noun \ " \

variants: or prepackage \"\

Definition of prepack

: a usually transparent package (as of food or a manufactured article) prepared or wrapped beforehand for the individual consumer by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer