Packet | Mean of packet in English Dictionary

/ˈpækət/

• Noun
• a small, thin package
1. I got two packets of broccoli seeds to plant this summer.
2. He puts two packets of sugar in his coffee.
3. Could you get me another packet of ketchup?
• a package in which something is sold and bought
1. a packet [=(US) box] of crackers
2. a packet [=(US) pack] of cigarettes
• a group of things that have been gathered together for a particular purpose and usually put into a container (such as a folder or a large envelope)
1. Your information packet includes a map and a schedule of all the events at the conference.
2. The senator's comments are included in his press packet. [=papers that give reporters official statements from public figures]

• a small, thin package sent through the mail or delivered to a person
1. I received the packet of legal papers today.
• an amount of information that is sent as a single unit from one computer to another over a network or the Internet
• a large amount of money
1. The furniture wasn't expensive but we spent a packet on shipping charges.