valet parking

noun

: a service that provides parking of motor vehicles by an attendant

Examples of valet parking in a Sentence

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Fremont Hotel & Casino typically offers free valet parking for guests, but may charge on some occasions like special events. Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025 Once the heist was over, the suspects fled in waiting vehicles in the City Center Bishop Ranch valet parking area, authorities said. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Police said the suspects fled the scene in cars that were waiting in the valet parking area. Doha Madani, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025 Not like something out of Cheever, with caterers and valet parking and Brahmins standing around in dry trunks with Martinis in their hands. T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for valet parking

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of valet parking was in 1960

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“Valet parking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valet%20parking. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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