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pack·et
(păk′ĭt)n.
1. A small pouch, often consisting of two plastic or foil sheets sealed at the edges, used to distribute single portions of products in the form of liquids, powders, or small pieces: a ketchup packet.
2. A small package or bundle: sent me a packet of newspaper clippings.
3. Informal A sizable sum of money.
4. A boat or ship, usually a coastal or river steamer, that plies a regular route and carries passengers, freight, and mail.
5. A short block of data transmitted in a packet-switching network.
[Middle English paket, pekette, small package, bundle, probably diminutive of pak, pack; see pack1.]
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packet
(ˈpækɪt)n
1. (Commerce) a small or medium-sized container of cardboard, paper, etc, often together with its contents: a packet of biscuits. Usual US and Canadian word: package or pack
2. a small package; parcel
3. (Nautical Terms) Also called: packet boat a boat that transports mail, passengers, goods, etc, on a fixed short route
4. slang a large sum of money: to cost a packet.
5. (Computer Science) computing a unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmission. See also packet switching
vb
(tr) to wrap up in a packet or as a packet
[C16: from Old French pacquet, from pacquer to pack, from Old Dutch pak a pack]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
pack•et
(ˈpæk ɪt)n.
1. a small package or parcel of anything: a packet of letters.
2. a small vessel that carries mail, passengers, and goods regularly on a fixed route.
3. Informal. a large amount of money.
4. Computers. a short segment of data transmitted as a unit over a network.
v.t. 5. to bind up in a package or parcel.
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Packet
a small pack, package, or parcel; a small collection, set, or lot—Wilkes.Examples: packet of friends, 1766; of letters, 1530; of lies; of miracles, 1613; of photographs, 1871; of plants, 1803; of rumour, 1828.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
parcel
– package – packet1. 'parcel' and 'package'
A parcel or package is an object or group of objects wrapped in paper, that can be carried somewhere or sent by post. The two words have almost exactly the same meaning in British English, but a parcel usually has a more regular shape than a package.
Charities sent parcels of food and clothes to the refugees.
I am taking this package to the post office.
In American English, package is usually used rather than 'parcel'.
2. 'packet'
In British English, a packet is a small container in which a quantity of something is sold. Packets are either small boxes made of thin cardboard, or bags or envelopes made of paper or plastic.
There was an empty cereal packet on the table.
Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.
In American English, a container like this is usually called a package or pack.
A packet of or a package of something can refer either to the container and its contents, or to the contents only.
The shelf was stacked with packages of rice and dried peas.
He ate a whole a packet of biscuits.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
packet
Past participle: packetted
Gerund: packetting
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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| Noun | 1. |  packet - a collection of things wrapped or boxed togetheraggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole wisp - a small bundle of straw or hay |
| 2. | packet - (computer science) a message or message fragment computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" | |
| 3. | packet - a small package or bundle deck - street name for a packet of illegal drugs | |
| 4. |  packet - a boat for carrying mail boat - a small vessel for travel on water |
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packet
noun
1. container, box, package, wrapping, poke (dialect), carton, wrapper He wrote the number on the back of a cigarette packet.
3. (Slang) a fortune, lot(s), pot(s) (informal), a bomb (Brit. slang), a pile (informal), big money, a bundle (slang), big bucks (informal, chiefly U.S.), a small fortune, top dollar (informal), a mint, a wad (U.S. & Canad. slang), megabucks (U.S. & Canad. slang), an arm and a leg (informal), a bob or two (Brit. informal), a tidy sum (informal), a king's ransom (informal), a pretty penny (informal) You could save yourself a packet.
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Translations
حُزْمَه، عُلْبَهرُزْمَةٌ
balíčekkrabice
pakkeæske
paketti
omot
kis csomag
pakki
小さな包み
작은 꾸러미
sainītis
škatlazavojzavojček
paket
ห่อของเล็กๆ
gói nhỏ
packet
[ˈpækɪt]A. N
1. (= carton) → cajita f; [of cigarettes] → cajetilla f; [of seeds, needles] → sobre m; [of crisps etc] → bolsa f; (= small parcel) → paquete m
2. (fig) a new packet of proposals → un paquete de nuevas propuestas
a whole packet of trouble → la mar de disgustos
a whole packet of trouble → la mar de disgustos
3. (Brit) (= large sum) → dineral m
to make a packet → ganar un dineral or una fortuna
that must have cost a packet → eso habrá costado un dineral
to make a packet → ganar un dineral or una fortuna
that must have cost a packet → eso habrá costado un dineral
4. (Naut) (also packet boat) → paquebote m
B. CPD packet switching N (Comput) → conmutación f de paquetes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
packet
[ˈpækɪt] n [cigarettes, seeds, biscuits, crisps, tea, sweets] → paquet m
a packet of cigarettes → un paquet de cigarettes
a packet of cigarettes → un paquet de cigarettes
(= parcel) [photographs, letters] → paquet m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
packet
n
(esp Brit) → Paket nt; (of cigarettes) → Päckchen nt, → Schachtel f, → Packung f; (= small box) → Schachtel f
(Naut) → Paketboot nt
(Brit inf: = lot of money) to make a packet → ein Schweinegeld verdienen (inf); that must have cost a packet → das muss ein Heidengeld gekostet haben (inf)
packet
:packet boat
n → Paketboot nt
packet soup
n (esp Brit) → Tütensuppe f
packet switching
n (Telec, Comput) → Paketvermittlung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
packet
[ˈpækɪt] n (gen) → pacchetto; (of sweets, crisps) → sacchetto; (of needles, seeds) → bustinato make a packet (fam) → fare un mucchio or un sacco di soldi
that must have cost a packet (fam) → dev'essere costato un sacco di soldi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
packet
(ˈpӕkit) noun a small often flat, usually paper or cardboard container, especially one in which food is sold or in which small objects are sent through the post. a packet of biscuits.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
packet
→ رُزْمَةٌ balíček pakke Päckchen πακέτο paquete paketti paquet omot pacchetto 小さな包み 작은 꾸러미 pakje pakke pakiet pacote упаковка продаваемого товара paket ห่อของเล็กๆ paket gói nhỏ 小包Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
packet
n. paquete, envoltura, envase.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012