English▸ noun
1 a paper or cardboard container, typically one in which goods are sold:
one man was fined £ 25 for dropping a crisp packet from his car window.
▪ the contents of a packet:
I can eat a whole packet of biscuits in one go.
▪ South African English a plastic bag with handles, especially one supplied by a shop to carry goods purchased there; a carrier bag:
reusable alternatives will be available to encourage customers to stop using the packets.
3 (a packet) British English informal a large sum of money:
a hectic social life could cost a packet.
4 dated (also packet boat) a ship travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail.
▸ verb
( packets, packeting, packeted)
[with object] make up into or wrap up in a packet: I grew my own sunflowers and packeted the seeds
(packeted as adjective) packeted fruit pies.