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# packet

noun (packet, packets)

«packet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A packet is a small bag or box that holds things, like seeds or crisps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#m1)
2. A packet can also mean a small parcel sent by post. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#m2)
3. «Cost a packet» (UK, informal) means cost a lot of money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a group container: so many items in each packet; packets bought; packets needed (divide and round up). In everyday life: a packet of crisps, biscuits, seeds or tissues. In science: seed packets tell how deep and far apart to plant. In stories: a mysterious packet arrives.

### Examples

- A packet has 12 stickers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x1)
- She bought 3 packets of seeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x2)
- Each packet costs 2 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x3)
- How many packets does he need for 50 sweets? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x4)
- Read the back of the seed packet before planting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x5)
- He opened a packet of crisps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x6)
- The cheese comes in a packet of 10 slices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x7)
- That new bike must have cost a packet! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x8)
- An Ass and a Dog were on their travels together, and, as they went along, they found a sealed packet lying on the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/#x9)

### Note

«In each packet» is a rate: total = per packet × packets. Finding packets needed means divide, then round up. Trap: count items, not packets. «Packet» is common in British English; Americans often say «pack» or «package» (a pack of gum, a bag of chips).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «packet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/packet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«packet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/packet.html) on Mova free.