packet

noun countable

UK /ˈpækɪt/

Word Forms

singular	packet
plural	packets

1
a small parcel or envelope containing a set of similar things
packet of:
A packet of brochures arrived in the post.
a packet of seeds
Synonyms and related words
Packaging and describing packaging
blister pack
bottled
boxed
1. 1a
  Britisha box, bag, or plastic wrapping containing food that has been weighed ready to be sold, or the food that this contains. The American word is package
  The ingredients should be listed on the packet.
  packet of:
  a 500g packet of spaghetti
  Synonyms and related words
  Packaging and describing packaging
  blister pack
  bottled
  boxed
2. 1b
  Britisha paper or plastic bag containing potato crisps, or the crisps that a bag contains.
  packet of:
  All I had for lunch was a packet of crisps.
  Synonyms and related words
  Packaging and describing packaging
  blister pack
  bottled
  boxed
3. 1c
  Britisha box of cigarettes, or the number of cigarettes that a box contains, usually 20. The American word is pack.
  Synonyms and related words
  Tobacco, cigarettes, cigars and pipes
  baccy
  bidi
  bong
2
Britishinformala large amount of money
I bet he’s earning a packet.
Synonyms and related words
Large amounts of money
wealth
fortune
pile
3
computinga small amount of computer information that has been divided up so that it can be sent across a computer network
Synonyms and related words
Computer files and documents and collections of computer data
access profile
archive
ASCII file
4
Americana set of documents wrapped together, giving information about something
a training/information packet
Synonyms and related words
General words for pieces of writing and documentation
academic writing
correspondence
documentation

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