carnet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɑːneɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kär nā′; Fr. kar ne′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
car•net  (kär nā′; Fr. kar ne′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nets 
    (-nāz′; Fr. -ne′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Governmenta customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
  • 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
  • 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carnet / ˈkɑːneɪ/
  1. a customs licence authorizing the temporary importation of a motor vehicle
  2. an official document permitting motorists to cross certain frontiers
Etymology: French: notebook, from Old French quernet, ultimately from Latin quaternī four at a time; see quire1

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