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   packet

   /ˈpakɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a paper or cardboard container, typically one in which goods are sold: "one man was fined £ 25 for dropping a crisp packet from his car window" Similar packcartonboxcardboard boxcontainercasepackageparcelpadded bagtrademark:Jiffy bag
   • ▪ the contents of a packet: "I can eat a whole packet of biscuits in one go"
   • ▪ a plastic bag with handles, especially one supplied by a shop to carry goods purchased there; a carrier bag: South African "reusable alternatives will be available to encourage customers to stop using the packets"
   • 2. a block of data transmitted across a network.
   • 3. a large sum of money: informal British "a hectic social life could cost a packet" Similar a fortunea considerable/vast/large sum of moneya king's ransominformal:a small fortunemillionsbillionslots/pots/heaps of moneya minta bundlea wada pilea stacka heapa tidy suma killinga pretty pennytelephone numbersa bombloadsamoneya shedloadshedloadsbig bucksbig moneygazillionsbig bickiesmotsermotza
   • 4. a ship travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail. dated

   verb

   • 1. make up into or wrap up in a packet: "I grew my own sunflowers and packeted the seeds"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: diminutive of pack1, perhaps from Anglo-Norman French; compare with Anglo-Latin paccettum.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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