parking

American  

[par-king] / ˈpær kɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that parks, especially a vehicle.

2. space in which to park vehicles, as at a place of business or a public event.

   There's plenty of free parking at the stadium.

3. permission to park vehicles.

   Is there parking on this side of the street?

4. the activity or occupation of a person who operates or works in a parking lot, garage, or the like.

5. parking strip.

6. Informal. the act of kissing and caressing in a parked car.

   Some of the couples went parking on their way home from the dance.

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adjective

1. of, pertaining to, used for, or engaged in parking, especially of vehicles.

   parking regulations; a parking ticket; a parking space; a parking attendant.

Other Word Forms

• unparking adjective

Etymology

Origin of parking

First recorded in 1520–30; park + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Soon after, the expanding group of Optimus engineers moved to a basement, then a large parking lot in another building, one former employee said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You've got learner drivers sometimes spending five to ten minutes reversing into a parking spot," he said, adding that pupils were taken out "early in the morning till late in the evening".

From BBC

The average cost of owning a car in the U.S. is over $1,000 per month, which includes financing, insurance, maintenance, taxes, parking and fuel.

From MarketWatch

Stephanie, a customer service supervisor for the parking enforcement team, which is run for the council by NSL, also shared her experiences of verbal abuse to raise public awareness.

From BBC

In tight quarters—city streets, parking decks, drive-thrus—the rear steering allows the Vistiq to go around corners like a cat winding around an owner’s ankles.

From The Wall Street Journal

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