gift wrap

verb

gift wrapped; gift wrapping; gift wraps

transitive verb

: to wrap (merchandise intended as a gift) decoratively

Examples of gift wrap in a Sentence

The store will gift wrap your purchases for you.
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Look for greeting cards, desk supplies, pencils, art prints, gift wraps and books. Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 If ever a match was gift wrapped to the opposition this was it & sums up why Fulham for all their qualities are no more than a mid table team. Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025 More: That pile of post-holiday gift wrap from opened presents — recycle bin or garbage bin? Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024 This comprehensive storage system includes a long under-bed box with ample space for storing gift wrap rolls, a shoe box and three accessory boxes to organize ribbons, bows, tags, tape and pens. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gift wrap 

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gift wrap was in 1936

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“Gift wrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20wrap. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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