packet

pack·et  (pkt)

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.

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[Middle English pekette, probably diminutive of pak, pack; see pack¹.]

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packet

Noun

1. a container, together with its contents: a packet of crisps

2. a small parcel

3. Also: (packet boat) a boat that transports mail, passengers, or goods on a fixed short route

4. Slang a large sum of money: she was paid a packet

5. Computers a unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmission [Old French pacquet]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	packet - a collection of things wrapped or boxed together bundle, package, parcel aggregation, 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 parcel, package - a wrapped container
	4.	packet - a boat for carrying mail mail boat, mailboat, packet boat boat - a small vessel for travel on water

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packet

noun 1. container, box, package, wrapping, poke (dialect) carton, wrapper

noun 2. package, parcel

noun 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, 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) top whack (informal)

Translations

packet [ˈpækɪt] n → paquete m

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packet [ˈpækɪt] n → paquet m

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packet [ˈpækɪt] n → Packung f [of cigarettes] → Schachtel m;

to make a packet (Brit) (inf) → einen Haufen Geld verdienen

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packet [ˈpækɪt] n → pacchetto