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Parading Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Packet, bundle, package

Hello~

What's the difference among these words, packet, bundle and package?

Do you have any idea?

I'm passionate English learner. please tell me, anything is OK.

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I don't have a lot to offer on this. "Bundling" is a merchandising ploy forcing consumers to buy products B, C, D, and E in order to get product A. I understand "packet" in current usage to refer to a collection of informational documents, instruction manuals, warantee's, shipping lists, parts lists, etc.

— Avangi

  • I don't have a lot to offer on this.
  • "Bundling" is a merchandising ploy forcing consumers to buy products B, C, D, and E in order to get product A.
  • I understand "packet" in current usage to refer to a collection of informational documents, instruction manuals, warantee's, shipping lists, parts lists, etc.
  • " That is, you can get the steak a la carte or you can get the whole meal.
  • You could say that "when he married her, he got the whole package," that is, all of the baggage which came with her.
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I don't have a lot to offer on this.

"Bundling" is a merchandising ploy forcing consumers to buy products B, C, D, and E in order to get product A.

I understand "packet" in current usage to refer to a collection of informational documents, instruction manuals, warantee's, shipping lists, parts lists, etc.

A "package" is of course something in which merchandise is shippe
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They all mean roughly the same thing, a number of things tied or enclosed together, and can sometimes be used interchangeably.

packet = a small bundle or package. Think of getting a "packet of handouts" at your next company or group meeting. It usually implies a nice tight little package, well-sealed and/or well-organized.

bundle = usually means several th
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Of course these are just the literal meanings of the words - Avangi gave you just a few of the figurative meanings, there are many more.

Packet also is a Data Transmission term for how data is packaged when sent across a network.

Bundle can mean "lots of", as in "I made a bundle (of money) on that deal!".

Package and Bundle can also be
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A packet is a general term for things you buy from a shop, when they are organised into portions.

eg a packet of frozen peas / a packet of biscuits / a packet of sliced meat.

The word is sometimes shortened to pack - 2 packs of tea, a six-pack of beer.

The plastic and cardboard invilved is callaed packaging.

So, if apples are in a bag already, you can say "A
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Sometimes we try to deduce what the questioner wants to know, assuming that if he wanted an encyclopaedic answer he'd consult an encyclopaedia. We don't always get it right.
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