carnet

[ kahr-ney; French kar-ne ]

noun

, plural car·nets [kahr-, neyz, k, a, r, -, ne].

1. a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.

carnet

/ ˈkɑːneɪ /

noun

1. 1. a customs licence authorizing the temporary importation of a motor vehicle
   2. an official document permitting motorists to cross certain frontiers
2. a book of tickets, travel coupons, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of carnet¹

1895–1900; < French: notebook, book of tickets; Middle French quernet, equivalent to quern- (compare quaer (with loss of n ) group of four sheets; cahier ) + -et -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of carnet¹

French: notebook, from Old French quernet, ultimately from Latin quaternī four at a time; see quire ¹

Example Sentences

The sergeant was deciphering with difficulty the names from his little carnet, and response after response was, "Mort."

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I could not have a room until my carnet rouge had been stamped by this dignitary.

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"Your cigarettes are of the best tobacco, monsieur," said Charles Carnet.

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"That is exactly what they will do, monsieur," Edouard Carnet replied to him.

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The brothers Carnet were regarding the two young men with pity.

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