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packet

noun

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

bale

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, kingʼs ransom, megabucks, mint, pile, wad
Words Related to packet

heap, pot

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

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