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to prepack

to prepack

1 5.1
To put things into boxes or bags before they are needed
  • verb
  • /ˈpriːˌpæk/
translation icon : preenvasar
  • The company plans to prepack the samples for the trade show to ensure easy distribution.

Examples

  • Presumably, our soldiers will be eating prepacked meals and drinking bottled water?

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Before the camping trip, we decided to prepack all our food into individual portions for convenience.

  • She likes to prepack her lunch the night before so she can grab it quickly in the morning.

Synonyms

to prepare
vsto prepack
∞ 1.0

Make something ready for use or an event

limits this to packing goods into packages rather than planning
to prep
vsto prepack
  • Informal
95 3.6

To get something or yourself ready

is used in neutral or formal contexts rather than informal speech
to ready
vsto prepack
41 1.0

Make someone or something prepared for use

focuses on packaging goods into sets to achieve that state

Antonyms

to unpack
117 1.0

To take things out of a suitcase or box

How Packed

to palletize
  • Specialized
6.7
to prepack
1 5.1
to pack
655 1.0
to box
42 1.0
to bag
38 1.0

Surface Forms

prepack infinitive
prepacked past
prepacked past participle
prepacking present participle
prepacks third person singular

Morphology

prepack = pack (transparent) = pre + pack

Adding 'pre-' to 'pack' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'pack in advance'.

Etymology

Prepack is formed from pre- ('before') and pack ('put into a bag or box'), so to prepack is to pack things 'before' you need them, like prepacking your suitcase the night before a trip.