packet | Definition of packet

Synonyms and Antonyms of packet

1 a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items

a packet of letters that her husband wrote while he was in the army

Synonyms of packet

bundle, pack, package, parcel

Words Related to packet

bag, poke [chiefly Southern & Midland], pouch, sack

box, container, crate

2 British the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

his monthly wage packet contained just enough to allow him to rent a one-bedroom flat

Synonyms of packet

emolument, hire, pay, pay envelope, paycheck, payment, salary, stipend, wage

Words Related to packet

living wage, minimum wage, nominal wages, take-home pay

double time, overtime, time and a half

compensation, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital, return

recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution

reimbursement, repayment

earnings, profit, takings, yield

3 chiefly British a very large amount of money

that town house in Mayfair cost a packet

Synonyms of packet

big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, pile, wad

Words Related to packet

bonanza, mine, treasure trove

assets, capital, means, property, riches, wealth, wherewithal

bread [slang], cash, chips, currency, dough, gold, jack [slang], legal tender, lucre, pelf, tender, wampum

Near Antonyms of packet

petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

Antonyms of packet

mite, peanuts, pittance, song