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junket

jun·ket [ júngkət ]


noun  (plural jun·kets)
Definition:
 
1. expense-paid trip: a trip taken at somebody else's expense, especially one taken by a politician at public expense

2. entertainment: an outing, excursion, or party of any kind

3. set milk dessert: a dessert made from milk that has been set with rennet



verb  (past and past participle jun·ket·ed, present participle jun·ket·ing, 3rd person present singular jun·kets)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb hold party: to hold a party or entertain somebody with a party

2. intransitive verb have expense-paid trip: to go on an expense-paid trip, especially one paid for with public money

[14th century. < French jonquette< jonc "rush (plant)" < Latin juncus]

jun·ket·er noun
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