packetnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpæk.ɪt/us/ˈpæk.ɪt/packet noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)
B1 UK a small paper or cardboard container in which a number of small objects are sold:
US UK sachet a small closed container made of paper or plastic, containing a small amount of something, usually enough for only one occasion:
UK an object that is wrapped in paper, etc., for example so that it can be sent by post:
US several documents provided as a set, giving information about something:
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- a packet of salt and vinegar crisps
- You left the packet open.
- A packet of white powder was found and police scientists are analysing it.
- The contents of this packet may settle .
- She bought a packet of sweets to suck on the journey.
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Wrapping, packing and loading
- bag
- bottle
- Bubble Wrap
- bundle
- bundle sth up
- containerize
- load
- pack
- pack sth away
- package
- packaged
- packaging
- packing
- parcel
- parcel sth up
- shrink-wrap
- tinned
- vacuum-packed
- wrap
- wrap sth up
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packet noun [ C ] (COMPUTERS)
specialized computing a unit of data that is sent over a computer network
packet noun [ C ] (BODY PART)
UK offensive also package a man's sex organs
packet noun [ C ] (MONEY)
a large amount of money:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Large amounts of money
- a king's ransom idiom
- a small fortune idiom
- arm
- big bucks
- bomb
- bundle
- cost, charge, etc. the earth idiom
- earth
- fortune
- king
- megabucks
- not to be sneezed at idiom
- pile
- pot
- small
- sneeze
- tidy
- treasure
- treasure trove
- wealth
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