a small parcel or envelope containing a set of similar things
packet of:
A packet of brochuresarrived in the post.
a packet of seeds
Synonyms and related words
Packaging and describing packaging
blister pack
bottled
boxed
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
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
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
packet
noun countable
US /ˈpækɪt/
Other entries for this word
red packetnoun
wage-packetnoun
packet sniffernoun
packet sniffingnoun
deep packet inspectionnoun
packet analysernoun at packet sniffer
packet analysisnoun at packet sniffing
Word Forms
singular
packet
plural
packets
DEFINITIONS4
1
a small package or envelope containing a set of similar things
packet of:
A packet of brochuresarrived in the mail.
a packet of seeds
Synonyms and related words
Packaging and describing packaging
blister pack
bottled
boxed
1a
Britisha package of food
Synonyms and related words
Packaging and describing packaging
blister pack
bottled
boxed
1b
Britisha bag of potato chips
Synonyms and related words
Packaging and describing packaging
blister pack
bottled
boxed
1c
Britisha pack of cigarettes
Synonyms and related words
Tobacco, cigarettes, cigars and pipes
bong
briar
butt
2
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
3
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