26984 words

packet

15 definitions • 18 examples
1

Examples:

a packet of chewing gum/cigarettes
2
a small closed container made of paper or plastic, containing a small amount of something, usually enough for only one occasion:

Examples:

a packet of sugar
3
an object that is wrapped in paper, etc., for example so that it can be sent by post:

Examples:

It will be cheaper to send it as a small packet.
4
several documents provided as a set, giving information about something:

Examples:

Our bookkeeping training packet includes everything you need to get started.
5
a unit of data that is sent over a computer network
6
a man's sex organs
7
a large amount of money:

Examples:

That house must have cost a packet!
Someone's making a packet out of this business.
8
a small package or envelope, or a collection of things in it:

Examples:

a packet of stamps
9
A packet is also a piece of information that is exchanged between computers or over the Internet:

Examples:

10
a small paper or cardboard container used to hold goods, or the contents of the container:

Examples:

an empty cigarette packet
He ate a whole packet of biscuits.
11
a very small container for holding a small amount of a liquid, sugar, etc.:

Examples:

a packet of ketchup
12
a special envelope or container for sending things that can easily break, have an unusual shape, or are very small:

Examples:

In general, cigarettes, alcohol, and aerosols must not be included in postal packets .
13
a collection of documents that have been put together as a set:

Examples:

An information packet is available for customers on request.
14
a collection of data that has been put together as a set:

Examples:

The X .25 interface breaks the datagrams up into 128-byte packets.
All data sent over the internet goes in data packets.
15
to cost, pay, or earn a lot of money:

Examples:

The advertising campaign must have cost them a packet.
He dropped out of university but now he's making a packet in banking.

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