"pay packet" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1962 September, “Talking of Trains: Cold comfort with the cash”, in Modern Railways, page 152:",
          "text": "These were confusing times for all railwaymen, said Dr. Beeching in a message to B.R. staff, enclosed in their pay packets one week in July.",
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        "A sealed envelope containing a person's wages."
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "sealed envelope containing wages",
          "word": "palkkapussi"
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          "sense": "sealed envelope containing wages",
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        "The amount a person earns from employment."
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        "(by extension, idiomatic) The amount a person earns from employment."
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          "sense": "amount a person earns",
          "word": "palkkapussi"
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        "A sealed envelope containing a person's wages."
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        "The amount a person earns from employment."
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sealed envelope containing wages",
      "word": "palkkapussi"
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      "sense": "sealed envelope containing wages",
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      "word": "lönekuvert"
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      "sense": "amount a person earns",
      "word": "palkkapussi"
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