pack·et (p k  t)n. 1. A small package or bundle. 2. Informal A sizable sum of money. 3. A boat, usually a coastal or river steamer, that plies a regular route and carries passengers, freight, and mail. 4. A short block of data transmitted in a packet switching network. [Middle English pekette, probably diminutive of pak, pack; see pack1.] |
packet [ˈpækɪt]
n
1. (Business / 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 pack
2. a small package; parcel
3. (Transport / 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. (Electronics & Computer Science / 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
[from Old French pacquet, from pacquer to pack, from Old Dutch pak a pack]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
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.
Translations
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
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
packet
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
packet [ˈpækɪt] n (gen) → pacchetto; (of sweets, crisps) → sacchetto; (of needles, seeds) → bustina
to 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
packet [ˈpækɪt] n (gen) → pacchetto; (of sweets, crisps) → sacchetto; (of needles, seeds) → bustina
to 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
to 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
packet [ˈpækɪt] n (gen) → pacchetto; (of sweets, crisps) → sacchetto; (of needles, seeds) → bustina
to 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
n packet [ˈpӕkit]
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. pakkie حُزْمَه، عُلْبَه пакет balíček, krabice pakke; æske das Päckchen πακέτο paquete, cajita; cajetilla (cigarrillos); sobre (väike) pakk, karp جعبه کوچک؛ پاکت paketti paquet חֲפִיסָה पैकेट paket (kis) csomag paket (smá)pakki pacchetto 小包み 한 묶음, 한 다발 dėžutė, paketas, pakelis paciņa; sainītis paket pakje, doos pakning, liten pakke paczka, pudełko pacote pachet пачка, пакет balíček, škatuľka zavitek pakovanje paket สินค้า/บริการที่ขายให้ในหนึ่งชุด paket 小包裹 пакет; пачка پيکٹ، چھوٹا بنڈل bao bì 小包裹
packet → رُزْمَة balíček pakke Päckchen πακέτο paquete paketti paquet kutija pacchetto 小さな包み 작은 꾸러미 pakje pakke pakiet pacote пакет paket ห่อของเล็กๆ paket gói nhỏ 小包
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