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Definition packet in British English

packet noun

[countable] noun
/ˈpækɪt/
Example

A packet of brochures arrived in the post.

Example

a packet of seeds

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1.1

a 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

Example

The ingredients should be listed on the packet.

Example

a 500g packet of spaghetti

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Example

All I had for lunch was a packet of crisps.

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1.3

a box of cigarettes, or the number of cigarettes that a box contains, usually 20. The American word is pack.

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2

a large amount of money

Example

I bet he's earning a packet.

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3

a small amount of computer information that has been divided up so that it can be sent across a computer network

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4

a set of documents wrapped together, giving information about something

Example

a training/information packet

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Definition packet in British English