repackage

verb re·pack·age \ (ˌ)rē-ˈpa-kij \

Updated on: 6 May 2018

Definition of repackage

transitive verb

: to package again or anew; specifically : to put into a more efficient or attractive form

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repackager

noun

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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 of repackage from the Web

Know Where the Meds Originated Pharmacies take pills out of their original containers, repackage them and put new expiration dates on.

— bunny wong, Woman's Day, "10 Expert Tips for Cleaning Out Your Medicine Cabinet," 29 Dec. 2015
Employees and volunteers sort and repackage the beads to re-sell to Mardi Gras carnival riders.

— littice bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "Here's how (and when) to swap Mardi Gras beads for free Krispy Kreme doughnuts," 12 Mar. 2018
MacDonald Training Center students will recycle and repackage the beads to be sold back to Gasparilla krewes for next year’s parade.

— meghan overdeep, Southern Living, "Attention Tampa Bay: Surrender Your Gasparilla Pirate Booty for a Good Cause," 30 Jan. 2018
Saturday Night Live even featured the veteran Democratic lawmaker – or rather, an impersonation of her – in a November skit mocking Democrats’ bid to repackage their aging leaders as fresh new faces.

— emily cadei, sacbee, "Is Dianne Feinstein too old to run for re-election?," 8 Jan. 2018
The agencies repackage mortgages as securities that are insured if the loans default.

— rachel witkowski, WSJ, "Fed’s Powell Says Housing Finance System Needs an Overhaul," 6 July 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration came up with two options: move Key West’s 12,000 residents to Tampa, or clear the garbage from the streets, fix up the quaint but dilapidated buildings, and repackage Key West as a tourist attraction.

— National Geographic, "The True Story of the Most Intense Hurricane You've Never Heard Of," 8 Sep. 2017
Volunteers sort the food donations and repackage them for distribution to local families.

— cheryl schweizer, The Seattle Times, "Helping hands: Volunteers needed for Quincy food distribution," 29 Aug. 2017
Daniel Kreiss and Kelsey Mason delineated how the new alt-right is trying to repackage the old vision of white supremacy.

— e.j. graff, Washington Post, "What led to the violence in Charlottesville? Here’s what social science says.," 19 Aug. 2017

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