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packet
[ pak-it ]
noun
- a small group or package of anything:
a packet of letters.
- Also called packet boat,. 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.
- British Slang.
- a painful blow or beating.
- misfortune or failure.
verb (used with object)
- to bind up in a package or parcel.
packet
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a small or medium-sized container of cardboard, paper, etc, often together with its contents Usual US and Canadian wordpackagepack
a packet of biscuits
- a small package; parcel
- Also calledpacket boat a boat that transports mail, passengers, goods, etc, on a fixed short route
- slang.a large sum of money
to cost a packet
- computing a unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmission See also packet switching
verb
- tr to wrap up in a packet or as a packet
Word History and Origins
Origin of packet1
Word History and Origins
Origin of packet1
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Example Sentences
About 80 million packets are made every year, with all of the chocolate made in Greater Manchester.
"I would love to have had something like this. When I was in space, I had really long-life stuff: tins, freeze dried packets, tubes of stuff. It was fine, but not tasty."
Sure, there were treats: my mom’s chocolate chip cookies on Friday nights, Chips Ahoy stashed in the pantry, those era-defining SnackWell’s packets in their austere green boxes.
There's no familiar, powerful waft of cocoa when opening this bag of sweets, the packet of biscuits, or the caramel-filled truffles.
To Burick’s point, beyond postcards, there are so many food-themed treasures you can tuck into an envelope: photos, postcards, ramen seasoning packets, salt blends.
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