English Dictionary
Definition packet in British English
packet
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
a packet of seeds
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
The ingredients should be listed on the packet.
a 500g packet of spaghetti
I bet he's earning a packet.
a small amount of computer information that has been divided up so that it can be sent across a computer network
a set of documents wrapped together, giving information about something
a training/information packet
