pre-packn.
/ˈpriːpak/, U.S. /ˈpriˌpæk/ A pre-packaged item of food or other merchandise; a container used to hold such an item.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > container or package for goods > [noun] > specific
woolpack1297
bag-in-a-box1943
pre-package1946
pre-pack1951
Tetra Pak1953
blister package1954
vacuum packaging1954
blister pack1964
ballotin1974
1951 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 10 Aug. 5/4 In stores where both prepackaged and bulk apples were offered prepacks outsold the bulk apples.
1957 Daily Mail 26 Sept. 8/5 Business is growing so fast that the sale of pre-packs is expected to increase by 70,000,000 a year.
1973 Times 1 Feb. 4/2 Prepacks containing ‘A’ grade eggs may be decorated with a red band.
1990 Bookseller 12 Oct. 1085/1 So much effort is being put into point of sale and prepacks but there is no place for them to go in bookstores.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
pre-packv.
/priːˈpak/, U.S. /ˌpriˈpæk/ transitive. To pack or wrap (goods, esp. food) on the site of production or before sale. Also figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > make into a pack or parcel > pre-pack
pre-pack1926
pre-package1944
1926 Times 7 July 21/4 With regard to the articles..which have to be sold by net weight, and where they are pre-packed, clause 4 provides that a person shall not sell these.
1932 Times 27 May 11/1 No doubt the tendency to pre-pack articles in order to ensure quick service had resulted in an attitude of laissez faire on the buyer's part.
1976 C. Bermant Coming Home ii. iii. 149 The reasoning seemed to be pre-packed and clogged with clichés and slogans.
1992 M. Baren How it all Began 5/2 In 1924..Anchor had started pre-packing their butter to encourage customers to choose their brand.
Derivatives
pre-ˈpacker n. a person or business engaged in pre-packing.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > packing or parcelling > pre-packaging > one who pre-packs
pre-packer1947
1947 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 29 1402 Prepackers are springing up all over the United States... Some are located at points of origin, near the fields where the produce grows.
1976 Milton Keynes Express 23 July 23/3 (advt.) Wholesale fruit and vegetable merchants and pre-packers of quality produce.
1989 Grocer 21 Jan. 76/3 The company, which supplies bakeries, dairies, canners, processors, ice-cream makers, and pre-packers, will be exhibiting a range of samples.
pre-ˈpacking n.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > packing or parcelling > pre-packaging
pre-packing1931
pre-packaging1945
1931 J. W. Wingate Man. Retail Terms xv. 344 Prepacking, merchandise packed by the store in advance of sale.
1961 Times 8 Feb. 6/5 No housewife now wanted dirty vegetables. She was in favour of pre-packing and better grading.
1991 Training & Professional Devel. 16/2 Picking and issuing methods; collecting for dispatch; pre-packing; pre-issue.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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