valet parking
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- /væˈleɪ pɑrkɪŋ/
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valet parking
- There are identifiable academic and financial incentives for implementing valet parking, and it seems like a win-win situation for students and administration alike.
- include valet parking
It's just like the the the law of bailment, which is how a valet parking garage works, or a coat check.
- It's just like the the the law of bailment, which is how a valet parking garage works, or a coat check.
- It was going to be built in the parking lot in the valet parking lot of a Nordstrom in San Francisco.
Examples
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Administrators at High Point hope that all of these efforts, including valet parking, will increase the persistence rates at the school and translate into more tuition dollars in the long run.
Academic text (2011) -
The restaurant offers complimentary valet parking for all its guests, making it convenient to arrive in style.
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Please keep right for valet parking.
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Anyone know where the valet parking is?
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You should try the valet parking.
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You got valet parking here?
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After the meal, the father asked where to get a cab, and the actor directed them to the valet parking in front.
Fiction book (1999) -
Features include deluxe accommodations for one night and valet parking for one vehicle.
Blog text (7) -
Ask about their BFF package, which offers some great discounts for dining, drinks, spa treatments, and valet parking.
Blog text (30) -
The bank clerk herded the fat man into the most expensive restaurant in Chinatown, one with valet parking and a doorman.
Fiction book (1993)
How Convenient
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a parking service provided by an attendant' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'valet' (an employee who parks vehicles) with 'parking' (the act/place of leaving vehicles). This straightforward noun+noun composition follows regular English compounding and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Valet parking gives a simple picture: a uniformed valet takes your keys and drives your car to a parking spot for you. So valet parking means the 'service' where someone parks your car and brings it back to you.