packet

[ pak-it ]
/ ˈpæk ɪt /

noun

verb (used with object)

to bind up in a package or parcel.

Origin of packet

1520–30; < Middle French pacquet, equivalent to pacqu(er) to pack1 + -et -et

Example sentences from the Web for packet

British Dictionary definitions for packet

packet
/ (ˈpækɪt) /

noun

a small or medium-sized container of cardboard, paper, etc, often together with its contents a packet of biscuits Usual US and Canadian word: package, pack
a small package; parcel
Also called: packet boat a boat that transports mail, passengers, goods, etc, on a fixed short route
slang a large sum of money to cost a packet
computing a unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmission See also packet switching

verb

(tr) to wrap up in a packet or as a packet

Word Origin for packet

C16: from Old French pacquet, from pacquer to pack, from Old Dutch pak a pack