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- Dictionaryjunket/ˈdʒʌŋkɪt/
noun
- 1. an extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one enjoyed by a government official at public expense: informal "the latest row over city council junkets"
- 2. a dish of sweetened and flavoured curds of milk: "a plate of junket"
verb
- 1. attend or go on a trip or celebration at public expense: informal "the mayor junketed off to Christchurch for a cricket match last week"
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JUNKET definition: 1. a journey or visit made for pleasure by an official that is paid for by someone else or with…. Learn more.
noun. jun· ket ˈjəŋ-kət. Synonyms of junket. 1. a. : trip, journey: such as. (1) : a trip made by an official at public expense. (2) : a promotional trip made at another's expense. a film's press junket. b. : a festive social affair. 2. : a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet. junket. 2 of 2. verb. junketed; junketing; junkets.
junket in British English. (ˈdʒʌŋkɪt ) noun. 1. an excursion, esp one made for pleasure at public expense by a public official or committee. 2. a sweet dessert made of flavoured milk set to a curd with rennet. 3. a feast or festive occasion.
an unnecessary trip by a government official which is paid for with public money: The senator is off on another junket to Hawaii at taxpayers ’ expense. (Definition of junket from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) junket | Business English.
noun. an excursion, esp one made for pleasure at public expense by a public official or committee. a sweet dessert made of flavoured milk set to a curd with rennet. a feast or festive occasion.
A junket is a pleasure trip, often funded by someone else. You've probably heard of a politician taking a junket to a fancy resort, all paid for using taxpayer money. A junket can be used as a gift to try to get something from the person going on the trip.
jun·ket. (jŭng′kĭt) n. 1. A trip or tour, especially: a. One taken by an official at public expense. b. One taken by a person who is the guest of a business or agency seeking favor or patronage. 2. A party, banquet, or outing. 3. A dessert made from flavored milk and rennet. intr.v. jun·ket·ed, jun·ket·ing, jun·kets. To go on a junket.
Definition of junket noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use junket in a sentence On such junkets, American tourists are prohibited from buying any kind of souvenir—except for books, music, and art.
A party, banquet, or outing. American Heritage. Milk sweetened, flavored, and thickened into curd with rennet. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A feast or picnic. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An excursion, as by a public official, paid for out of public funds.
