"pack-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pack-ins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pack-in (plural pack-ins)
  1. A product that comes bundled with another product, in the same box.
    Sense id: en-pack-in-en-noun-VXrz-tnQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The prohibition would include offers of \"pack-ins\" (small toys or other objects included in the package), \"pack-ons\" (cut-outs on the side of a cereal box), reusable containers, self-liquidating premiums, and any kind of remuneration for purchase, including free gifts.",
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          "ref": "1988, Allan J. Magrath, Market smarts: proven strategies to outfox and outflank your competition",
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          "ref": "1997, Boot, volume 2, page 65",
          "text": "Software pack-ins include Virgin's The Daedalus Encounter, Tsunami's Silent Steel, Activision's Muppet Treasure Island and Spycraft, Origin's Wing Commander IV, and Xiphius' Encyclopedia Electronica.",
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          "ref": "2013, Sam Pettus, Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA: Enhanced Edition",
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