🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

falsch verpacken

Pronunciation / Transliteration: falʃ fɛɐ̯ˌpakn̩

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mispackage/ˌmɪsˈpæk.ɪdʒ/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Unternehmen hat die Produkte oft falsch verpacken lassen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To pack an item or goods incorrectly, improperly, or with the wrong contents.

    "The fulfillment center accidentally mispackaged the order, sending the customer a toaster instead of a laptop."
  2. 2

    To package a product in a way that is flawed, unsuitable, or fails to protect the contents adequately.

    "Because the fragile glassware was mispackaged, it arrived at the destination completely shattered."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by combining the pejorative prefix mis- (from Old English mis-, indicating error, wrong, or bad) with the verb package (derived from the noun package, originating from Middle Dutch pact or Old Northern French paque). The compounding emerged in modern industrial logistics and e-commerce contexts to specifically denote the act of packing goods incorrectly.

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