packaging
noun
[ ˈpakɪdʒɪŋ ]
• materials used to wrap or protect goods.
• "all the ingredients and packaging are biodegradable"
package
verb
• put into a box or wrapping for sale or transport.
• "choose products which are packaged in recyclable materials"
Similar:
wrap,
wrap up,
gift-wrap,
pack,
pack up,
parcel,
parcel up,
box,
case,
encase,
bundle,
bundle up,
• present (someone or something) in an attractive or advantageous way.
• "the singer is being packaged to appeal to teenagers"
Origin:
mid 16th century (as a noun denoting the action or mode of packing goods): from the verb pack1 + -age; compare with Anglo-Latin paccagium . The verb dates from the 1920s.
