junket
pronunciation
How to pronounce junket in British English:
UK [ˈdʒʌŋkɪt]
How to pronounce junket in American English:
US [ˈdʒʌŋkɪt]
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- Noun:
- dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
- a journey taken for pleasure
- a trip taken by an official at public expense
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- Verb:
- go on a pleasure trip
- provide a feast or banquet for
- partake in a feast or banquet
Word Origin
- junket (n.)
- late 14c., "basket in which fish are caught or carried," from Medieval Latin iuncata "rush basket," perhaps from Latin iuncus "rush." Shifted meaning by 1520s to "feast, banquet," probably via notion of a picnic basket, which led to extended sense of "pleasure trip" (1814), and then to "tour by government official at public expense for no discernable public benefit" (by 1886, American English). Compare Italian cognate giuncata "cream cheese" (originally made in a rush basket), a sense of junket also found in Middle English and preserved lately in dialects.
Example
- 1. Junket operators are now having difficulty collecting debts .
- 2. British delegates to the next international anti-corruption junket , meanwhile , can expect a tougher reception than at the last one .
- 3. These problems threaten some of the junket operators , especially the smaller ones , which have a harder time collecting loans .
- 4. There have been no official allegations of wrongdoing by junket operators , individuals or casinos .
- 5. Spokesmen for sands , mgm and wynn declined to discuss the specifics of their junket partnerships , but casino officials say they have been able to limit junket presence in las vegas by working directly with chinese patrons .