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.
Recent Examples on the Web Usually extra store inventory or customer returns, the items are verified to be in new condition, are repackaged, and come with a 90-day warranty. Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 15 July 2024 You might be surprised by how many other outlets rely on and repackage local journalism. Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2024 Similar videos have flooded the internet as cash stuffing — a familiar idea repackaged for the social media age — has gained traction with a new generation, even as digital currency has become the norm. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024 In the end, Khrushchev’s efforts to repackage the events of October 1962 as some kind of victory failed. Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for repackage 

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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