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junket

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A basket.
  2. noun A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds.
  3. noun A delicacy.
  4. noun A feast or banquet.
  5. noun A pleasure trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.
  6. noun Ellipsis of press junket.
  7. noun A gaming room for which the capacity and limits change daily, often rented out to private vendors who run tour groups through them and give a portion of the proceeds to the main casino.
  8. verb To attend a junket; to feast.

Similar words

banquet feast pleasure trip jaunt excursion outing expedition sashay trip conference

Often followed by

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Word family

junketed junketeer junketeers junketer junketers junketing junkets

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