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as in salary
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
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as in bundle
chiefly British
a very large amount of money
that town house in Mayfair cost a packet
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Recent Examples of packet
The family left Mexico City, weighed down by backpacks and shopping bags with essentials like warm blankets and resealable packets of tuna fish.
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Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Take the quiz here … FED UP – Americans slam fast-food favorite over their struggles with its sauce packets.
—FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Told me about finishing off a packet of lollies and replaced them.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
As earlier noted, these systems can audit application packets, verify calculations and flag inconsistencies, helping streamline lending and improve accuracy.
—Amit Gandhi, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Take the quiz here … FED UP – Americans slam fast-food favorite over their struggles with its sauce packets.
—FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Told me about finishing off a packet of lollies and replaced them.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
As earlier noted, these systems can audit application packets, verify calculations and flag inconsistencies, helping streamline lending and improve accuracy.
—Amit Gandhi, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
Noun
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The outcome of the voting split caused tensions to flare, and a male islander to pack their bags and go home.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Last Tuesday afternoon, after her mother was taken from Glenn Valley Foods to a DHS holding facility, Rina Salado went to the plant to pick up her mother’s pink lunch bag.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Since 2013, the Dodgers have exceeded MLB’s luxury tax threshold (the closest thing baseball has to a soft salary cap) eight times and topped the league in spending seven times.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Free equipment: Cox internet and cable bundles include the first TV receiver at noadditional charge.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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This bundle is available for $10.99 per month with ads or $19.99 per month without ads.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Institutional Shareholder Services, also known as ISS, told investors to vote against approving Larry Fink’s $31 million compensation package from 2024, saying the new carry incentive (which was not distributed last year) added complexity without offsetting any other pay opportunities.—
Greg McKenna,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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That said, Katona has some obvious holes in his overall package.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Richard Arsenault claimed his supervisors retaliated against him for seeking life-saving medical care and that he was shorted owed wages.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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The German signed a new deal — his current one — helping to spread his wages over more years.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The Liars decided to burn down Clairmont to try and keep the family from squabbling over their fortunes and breaking apart, thinking it the symbol of Old World money.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
25 June 2025
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The album of the same name was also successful, and Mott’s fortunes had completely reversed.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Try mixing up their tutti-fruity pinks, golds, and crimson with a pack of white zinnia seeds.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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To celebrate the popularity of the food, Johnsonville recently announced an 80-lb., 249-link variety pack.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Depp’s camp said the deal includes a $1 million payment from her to him to settle all financial claims.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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The tax department needs to ensure that these taxability rules are applied correctly, that transaction data is collected and reported and that payments are submitted to the appropriate government tax authorities.—
Sal Visca,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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