a small group or package of anything: a packet of letters.
Also called packet boat,packet ship . a small vessel that carries mail, passengers, and goods regularly on a fixed route, especially on rivers or along coasts.
Cards. a part of a pack of cards after being cut.
Informal. a large amount of money.
Computers. a relatively small unit of data sent over a network:Every email you send and web page you browse is transferred to and from your device in a series of packets.
BritishSlang.
a painful blow or beating.
misfortune or failure.
verb (used with object)
to bind up in a package or parcel.
Origin of packet
First recorded in 1520–30; from Middle French pacquet, equivalent to pacqu(er) pack1 + -et -et
synonym study for packet
1. See package.
Words nearby packet
pack drill, packed, packed-cell volume, packed in like sardines, packer, packet, packet switched system, packet switching, packframe, packhorse, pack ice
Reading The Bone Clocks is like working your way through a packet of Starbursts at one go.
David Mitchell’s ‘The Bone Clocks’ Is Fun But Mostly Empty Calories|William O’Connor|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were rumors along Broadway in the following week that Rothstein had lost a packet.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His father was executed in 1942 by a German gendarme after attempting to smuggle a packet of saccharine into the Ghetto.
The Week in Death: Irving Milchberg, the Teenage Gunrunner of the Warsaw Ghetto|The Telegraph|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fold the bottom tip of dough up and press to seal into a packet.
Daniel Boulud Reveals His 4 Favorite Recipes From His New Cookbook|Daniel Boulud|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Anatabloc has even proudly posted a photo of the governor holding a packet of the supplement on its Facebook page.
Virginia Republicans’ One-Two Punch of Financial Scandals|Caitlin Dickson|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
William pressed into one of his hands a stick of liquorice and into the other a packet of chocolate.
Just William|Richmal Crompton
A packet of gold powder, and a glass vessel for diluting the colors.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
"I am ready now" said Sylvia in a weak voice as she put a packet of biscuits into her bundle.
Daisy Ashford: Her Book|Daisy Ashford
The Prince stood by the window and undid the packet with trembling hands.
Jennie Baxter, Journalist|Robert Barr
For answer I held before him a packet of something made up in a piece of canvas, and tied round with spun-yarn.
Sail Ho!|George Manville Fenn
British Dictionary definitions for packet
packet
/ (ˈpækɪt) /
noun
a small or medium-sized container of cardboard, paper, etc, often together with its contentsa packet of biscuits Usual US and Canadian word: package, pack
a small package; parcel
Also called: packet boata boat that transports mail, passengers, goods, etc, on a fixed short route
slanga large sum of moneyto cost a packet
computinga unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmissionSee also packet switching
verb
(tr)to wrap up in a packet or as a packet
Word Origin for packet
C16: from Old French pacquet, from pacquer to pack, from Old Dutch pak a pack