Containers & Packaging Vocabulary in English

Containers & Quantities: Box, Box or packet, Matchbox, Stick or packet, Packet package …

Containers and Quantities Vocabulary 

List of packaging words:

• Multipack
• Blister pack
• Box
• Box or packet
• Matchbox
• Stick or packet
• Packet package
• Packet roll
• Tube
• Carton / juice box    
• Sachet
• Pot
• Aerosol can
• Can
• Tub
• Bottle
• Tin
• Jar
• Bag / packet
• Punnet
• Tray
• …

• blister pack – a container in which something small is sold, consisting of a flat layer and a raised cover of plastic that protects the product.
• bubble wrap – a sheet of plastic containing bubbles of air that is used for protecting things while they are being moved or sent by post
• carton – a container for goods, made of cardboard
• case – a container for holding a large number of separate things, especially bottles, or the things in the container
• cover – the paper or card on the front of a record or CD
• inlay(BrE) – a piece of printed paper or card inside the case of a CD or DVD, giving information about it.
• jacket – a cover for a record.
• package – an object or set of objects wrapped in a box or in paper and sent or given to someone.
• packaging – the boxes, bottles, plastic etc used for wrapping products so that they can be sold
• packet – a small parcel or envelope containing a set of similar things.
• pillbox – a small container in which to keep pills
• sachet (BrE) – a small flat paper or plastic bag that contains a small amount of something, especially a powder or a liquid
• tube – a long narrow plastic or metal container with a lid at one end that you squeeze in order to push out the soft substance inside
• wrapper – a piece of paper, plastic etc that is wrapped around something that you buy
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