carnet

[ kahr-ney; French kar-ne ]

noun,plural car·nets [kahr-neyz; French kar-ne]. /kɑrˈneɪz; French karˈnɛ/.
  1. a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.

Origin of carnet

1
1895–1900; <French: notebook, book of tickets; Middle French quernet, equivalent to quern- (compare quaer (with loss of n) group of four sheets; see cahier) + -et-et

Words Nearby carnet

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use carnet in a sentence

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

    A Soldier of the Legion | Edward Morlae
  • I could not have a room until my carnet rouge had been stamped by this dignitary.

    Life in the War Zone | Gertrude Atherton
  • "Your cigarettes are of the best tobacco, monsieur," said Charles carnet.

    Chance in Chains | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • "That is exactly what they will do, monsieur," Edouard carnet replied to him.

    Chance in Chains | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • The brothers carnet were regarding the two young men with pity.

    Chance in Chains | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for carnet

carnet

/ (ˈkɑːneɪ) /


noun
    • a customs licence authorizing the temporary importation of a motor vehicle

    • an official document permitting motorists to cross certain frontiers

  1. a book of tickets, travel coupons, etc

Origin of carnet

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012