packet
[noun]
Synonyms:
- package, bag, carton, container, parcel
- fortune, bomb (Brit. slang), king's ransom (informal), pile (informal), small fortune, tidy sum (informal)

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pack‧et S2 /ˈpækət, ˈpækɪt/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: pack, package, packaging, packet, packing, packer; verb: pack ≠ unpack, package; adjective: packed]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: pacquet, from pack]

1.
a) British English a container made of paper, plastic, or cardboard that something is sold in
packet of
a packet of envelopes
a packet of cigarettes
a cereal packet
b) American English a small flat paper or plastic container that a liquid or powder is sold in Synonym : sachet British English:
packets of ketchup and mustard

2. especially British English a small flat package that is sent by post or delivered to someone:
Paul tore open the packet as soon as it arrived. ⇒ pay packet

3. cost a packet British English informal to cost a lot of money:
I bet that car cost him a packet.

4. technical a quantity of information that is sent as a single unit from one computer to another on a network or on the Internet

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

packet
noun
ADJ. empty | cereal, cigarette, cornflake, crisp, seed | pay, wage a weekly pay packet (= wage) of £200
VERB + PACKET open, undo | take sth from/out of
PACKET + VERB contain sth a packet containing seeds
PACKET + NOUN soup
PREP. on a/the ~ Follow the instructions on the packet.
~ of a packet of crisps

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