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.

Anagrams

• canter, centra, Cretan, nectar, recant, trance

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

Derived terms

Anagrams

• centra, cernât, créant, encrât, tancer, trance

Spanish

Alternative forms

• carné

Noun

carnet m ‎(plural carnets)

1. identification card, identification badge

Derived terms

• carnet de identidad
• carnet de conducir