Meaning & use

Punnets

noun·Everyday

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Small, light baskets or containers used for selling fruit or vegetables, especially berries.

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She bought two punnets of strawberries at the farmers' market.

The supermarket displayed rows of punnets filled with fresh raspberries.

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Chiefly British and Australian usage; the singular form is 'punnet.'

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basketscartons

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