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
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
Robert Z. Chew2
: material used to enclose or contain something
… the flashy packaging popularized by mass merchants. Jan Stafford
Jan Stafford also : a covering wrapper or container : package entry 1 sense 3
the manufacture of food packagings
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Upon further inspection, small holes were found in the clear plastic packaging bags that encase the IV bags, the complaint states. Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 This follows the company's pledge in February to make 25% of its packaging reusable by the year 2030. Kate Holland, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 The enforcement report only notes a packaging defect with the Similac Alimentum products. Chris Smith, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022 From food packaging to stamps, here’s what will change now that the U.K. has its first King in seven decades. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 He was arrested without incident and investigators recovered more than 200 M-30 pills from his home and vehicle, along with a 9mm handgun, a scale, assorted drug packaging materials and $4,480 in cash. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 The exec has held key roles and clients (Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Julianne Hough and Dan Levy, among many others) at WME, and led the agency’s TV packaging department. Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 The company has marketed the show widely, including on the packaging tape of Amazon Prime delivery boxes. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Made from lightweight mono-material packaging that can be recycled in the paper bin (if anyone were to actually discard the collectible casing), each industrial gray capsule represents its own sensorial escape. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 This follows the company's pledge in February to make 25% of its packaging reusable by the year 2030. Kate Holland, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 The enforcement report only notes a packaging defect with the Similac Alimentum products. Chris Smith, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022 From food packaging to stamps, here’s what will change now that the U.K. has its first King in seven decades. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 He was arrested without incident and investigators recovered more than 200 M-30 pills from his home and vehicle, along with a 9mm handgun, a scale, assorted drug packaging materials and $4,480 in cash. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 The exec has held key roles and clients (Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Julianne Hough and Dan Levy, among many others) at WME, and led the agency’s TV packaging department. Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 The company has marketed the show widely, including on the packaging tape of Amazon Prime delivery boxes. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Made from lightweight mono-material packaging that can be recycled in the paper bin (if anyone were to actually discard the collectible casing), each industrial gray capsule represents its own sensorial escape. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
from gerund of package entry 2
First Known Use
circa 1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1a