transcription, транскрипция: [ pækɪt ]
( packets)
1.
A packet is a small container in which a quantity of something is sold. Packets are either small boxes made of thin cardboard, or bags or envelopes made of paper or plastic. ( mainly BRIT )
Cook the rice according to instructions on the packet.
...a cigarette packet.
= pack
N-COUNT
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A packet of something is an amount of it contained in a packet. ( in AM, usually use pack , package )
He had smoked half a packet of cigarettes...
= pack
N-COUNT : usu N of n
2.
A packet is a small flat parcel. ( mainly BRIT )
...a packet of photographs.
N-COUNT
3.
You can refer to a lot of money as a packet . ( BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use bundle )
It’ll cost you a packet...
= fortune
N-SING : a N
4.
see also pay packet , wage packet