1 (BrE) a small paper or cardboard container in which goods are packed for selling:
a packet of biscuits / cigarettes / crisps
comparePACKAGE, PACKn.(1)
2 a small object wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily or given as a present:
A packet of photographs arrived with the mail.
3 (AmE) = SACHET:
a packet of instant cocoa mix
4 [sing.] (informal) a large amount of money:
That car must have cost a packet.
5 (computing) a piece of information that forms part of a message sent through a computer NETWORK:
The data transmission is split into a number of packets of equal size.
seealsoPAYPACKET
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