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Valet vs Parking - What's the difference?

valet | parking |

As verbs the difference between valet and parking

is that valet is to roll while parking is .

As a noun parking is

the action of the verb to park .

valet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
  • A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
  • (professional wrestling ) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.
  • A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
  • A person employed to clean or park cars.
  • A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.
  • A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.
  • Synonyms

    * (personal attendant) (proscribed)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To clean and service (a car), as a valet does.
  • parking

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)
    His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)
    They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)
    Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment. (as gerundial noun)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action of the verb to park .
  • Parking in central London can be very difficult.
  • Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
  • It can be difficult to find parking in central London.

    Usage notes

    * Often used attributively, as an adjective.

    Derived terms

    * parking area * parking garage * parking lot * parking meter * parking space * parking ticket * parking violation