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penny packet

penny packet noun: a small number of things or people; a small group.

Noun

penny packet (plural penny packets)

  1. A small number of things or people; a small group.

Adjective

penny packet (not comparable)

  1. Paltry; insignificant.
    • Scattered across the four corners of Algeria, it was employed […] like the penny-packet handling of the French armour which had brought such disaster in 1940.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 331

Forms of penny packet

pluralpenny packets

Questions about penny packet

What does penny packet mean?
Penny packet means a small number of things or people; a small group.
What part of speech is penny packet?
Penny packet can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of penny packet?
The plural of penny packet is penny packets.

Words near penny packet in the dictionary

  1. penny grass
  2. penny in the fusebox
  3. penny loafer
  4. penny loafers
  5. penny mail
  6. penny packet
  7. penny packets
  8. penny pincher
  9. penny pinchers
  10. penny post
  11. penny posts

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