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carnet

carnet

English

(ticket book) a carnet to an amusement park
(admission pass) a carnet

Noun

carnet (plural carnets)

  1. A ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often sold at a discount to single tickets.
    If you think you're going to use more than ten single trip tickets within Zone 1 in a twelve month period, you can buy a carnet of ten tickets for £17 - your cost per journey reduces from £2 down to £1.70.
  2. (law) A customs document that allows the temporary duty-free importation of a particular article
    • 2003, Jim Hudgens et al., The Rough Guide to West Africa, ISBN 1843531186, page 20:
      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.
  3. An admission pass.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.nɛ/
  • Homophone: carnets

Etymology

From a diminutive of Old French quaern, quaer. See cahier

Noun

carnet m (plural carnets)

  1. booklet, notebook

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Spanish

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Noun

carnet m (plural carnets)

  1. identification card, identification badge

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