repack

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

Proto-Germanic *pakkô

Proto-West Germanic *pakkō

Old English *pæcca?

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Proto-West Germanic *pakkō

Old Dutch *pakko

Middle Dutch pakbor.?

Middle English pak

English pack

English repack

From re- + pack.

Verb

repack (third-person singular simple present repacks, present participle repacking, simple past and past participle repacked)

1. To pack again or in a different way.
2. To clean the bearings and replace the grease on a wheel.

Derived terms

• repackable
• repacker

Noun

repack (plural repacks)

1. (finance) Synonym of repackaging.

Anagrams

• Packer, packer