packet
noun
pack·et ˈpa-kət 
1
a
: a small bundle or parcel
b
: a small thin package
c British
(1)
: pay envelope
(2)
: salary, paycheck
d
chiefly British : a considerable amount
that trip will cost a packet
2
a
: a number of letters dispatched at one time
b
: a small group, cluster, or mass
3
: a passenger boat usually carrying mail and cargo
4
British : a pack of cigarettes
5
: a short fixed-length section of data that is transmitted as a unit in an electronic communications network
Synonyms
- bundle
- pack
- package
- parcel
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Example Sentences
I got two packets of broccoli seeds to plant this summer. He puts two packets of sugar in his coffee. Could you get me another packet of ketchup? Your information packet includes a map and a schedule of all the events at the conference. I received the packet of legal papers today.
Recent Examples on the Web In addition, most landfills include a tipping fee that goes to the local government organization, though the amount of that fee is not listed in the application packet. 
Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2022 If approved by Macomb County voters, the millage would raise about $31.1 million in the first year, according to information in a committee meeting packet Wednesday for county commissioners. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2022 Attorney General John O’Connor and his assistants included affidavits from Jurasik and another woman, along with graphic crime scene photos, in their packet to the parole board. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 Highland High, built in 1956 at 2166 S. 1700 East, currently has around 1,915 students, the district said in its bid packet. Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2022 While filling the wontons, remove only one wrapper from the packet at a time and cover the open package with a damp towel to prevent them from drying out. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The packet can be unfolded into a half-tube that is just large enough for one person to lie down inside. Lou Dzierzak, Scientific American, 25 July 2022 Put the wood chip packet on the high heat side of the grill. Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022 For more information and the application packet, visit royalrosarians.com. oregonlive, 27 May 2022 See More
Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2022 If approved by Macomb County voters, the millage would raise about $31.1 million in the first year, according to information in a committee meeting packet Wednesday for county commissioners. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2022 Attorney General John O’Connor and his assistants included affidavits from Jurasik and another woman, along with graphic crime scene photos, in their packet to the parole board. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 Highland High, built in 1956 at 2166 S. 1700 East, currently has around 1,915 students, the district said in its bid packet. Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2022 While filling the wontons, remove only one wrapper from the packet at a time and cover the open package with a damp towel to prevent them from drying out. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The packet can be unfolded into a half-tube that is just large enough for one person to lie down inside. Lou Dzierzak, Scientific American, 25 July 2022 Put the wood chip packet on the high heat side of the grill. Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022 For more information and the application packet, visit royalrosarians.com. oregonlive, 27 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English pekette, pakat, from Anglo-French pacquet, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch pak pack
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing packet
Kids Definition
packet
noun
pack·et ˈpa-kət
: a small package
packet
noun
1
as in bag
a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items a packet of letters that her husband wrote while he was in the army Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bag
- package
- bundle
- pack
- pouch
- box
- sack
- container
- parcel
- bale
- crate
- poke
2
as in salary
British the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services his monthly wage packet contained just enough to allow him to rent a one-bedroom flat Synonyms & Similar Words
- salary
- wage
- payment
- pay
- stipend
- pay envelope
- paycheck
- emolument
- hire
- minimum wage
- overtime
- double time
- reimbursement
- take-home pay
- remittance
- nominal wages
- living wage
- compensation
- earnings
- repayment
- reparation
- redress
- return
- restitution
- takings
- profit
- time and a half
- recompense
- yield
- remuneration
- recoupment
- requital
3
as in bundle
chiefly British a very large amount of money that town house in Mayfair cost a packet Synonyms & Similar Words
- bundle
- fortune
- pile
- mint
- bomb
- wad
- big bucks
- chips
- boodle
- megabucks
- pot
- earth
- cash
- heap
- king's ransom
- mine
- treasure trove
- property
- assets
- bonanza
- gold
- dough
- riches
- means
- wealth
- capital
- currency
- bread
- legal tender
- wampum
- tender
- pelf
- lucre
- wherewithal
- jack
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- peanuts
- song
- mite
- pittance
- petty cash
- pin money
- pocket money
- spending money
- payolas
- payor
- payors
- payote
- payout
- payout ratio
- payouts
- payphones
- payr
- payroll
- payroll deduction
- payroll tax
- payrolls
- pays
- pays (for)
- pays back
- pays down
- pays for
- put one's weight behind
- put oneself across as
- put oneself over as
- put oneself over as something
- put our heads together
- put out
- put out a contract on