Also means
pack
Usage Note
Paquet covers postal packages, a pack of cigarettes, and in informal speech a large amount (un paquet d'argent = 'a load of money'). Faire ses paquets is an idiom meaning 'to pack one's bags' (and leave). The related word paquebot (ocean liner) was borrowed from English 'packet-boat'.
Examples
"J'ai reçu un paquet ce matin."
Natural Translation
I received a package this morning.

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