"overpackage" meaning in English

See overpackage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overpackages [present, singular, third-person], overpackaging [participle, present], overpackaged [participle, past], overpackaged [past]
Etymology: over- + package Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|package}} over- + package Head templates: {{en-verb}} overpackage (third-person singular simple present overpackages, present participle overpackaging, simple past and past participle overpackaged)
  1. (transitive) To package wastefully in more material than necessary. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overpackage-en-verb-Fv9xhlkt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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