carnet
/ˈkɑː(ɹ).neɪ/
carnet noun: a ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often sold at a discount to single tickets.
Noun
carnet (plural carnets)
- A ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often sold at a discount to single tickets.
- Rather than buy each ticket individually, you can buy a carnet of ten tickets for a lower price.
- A customs document that allows the temporary duty-free importation of a particular article
- If you plan to sell your car, of course, a carnet is the last thing you need: if the vehicle isn't correctly stamped in and out of each country you'll lose your deposit.2003, Jim Hudgens et al., The Rough Guide to West Africa, →ISBN, page 20
- An admission pass.
Forms of carnet
| plural | carnets |
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Origin of carnet
From French carnet (“notebook”), from Middle French quernet (“group of four sheets”).
Questions about carnet
- What does carnet mean?
- Carnet means a ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often sold at a discount to single tickets.
- What part of speech is carnet?
- Carnet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carnet?
- Carnet is pronounced /ˈkɑː(ɹ).neɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of carnet?
- The plural of carnet is carnets.
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