junketing

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A noun referring to the act of taking an excursion or trip for pleasure, often implying a festive or celebratory outing.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Vergnügungsreise oder einen Ausflug zum Vergnügen bezeichnet, oft mit festlichem oder geselligem Charakter.

1. Pleasure trip or excursion C1 formal

   The act of going on a trip or outing for enjoyment, often involving festivities or entertainment.

   • The executives were criticized for their lavish junketing at company expense.
   • Their weekend junketing to the countryside was a welcome break from work.
   • The committee's junketing to the resort raised questions about spending.

   🇩🇪Vergnügungsreise

   Synonyme: excursionexpeditionjauntjunketoutingpleasure tripspreetrip

• junketings plural form
• junketings' possessive plural form
• junketing's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to go on a trip or excursion, often for pleasure or at public expense, or to entertain lavishly.

• 🇩🇪Eine Reise oder einen Ausflug unternehmen, oft zum Vergnügen oder auf Kosten anderer bzw. öffentlicher Mittel, oder jemanden üppig bewirten und unterhalten.

1. Go on a pleasure trip B2 informal

   To travel for enjoyment, often at someone else's expense or as a treat.

   • The executives junketed to the Caribbean for a week-long retreat.
   • They junketed around Europe after winning the competition.
   • The politicians were criticized for junketing on taxpayer money.

   🇩🇪Auf Vergnügungsreise gehen

   Synonyme: gallivantjaunttourtravel

2. Provide a feast or banquet for C1 formal

   To host or provide a lavish meal or celebration for a group of people.

   • The company junketed its employees with a grand dinner at a five-star hotel.
   • The king junketed his courtiers with a sumptuous banquet.
   • They junketed the visiting dignitaries with an elaborate feast.

   🇩🇪Ein Festmahl ausrichten

   Synonyme: banquetentertainfeastregaletreat

3. Partake in a feast or banquet C1 formal

   To participate in a festive meal or celebration, often with indulgence.

   • The guests junketed merrily until late into the night.
   • After the ceremony, everyone junketed in the grand hall.
   • They junketed on roasted meats and fine wines.

   🇩🇪Schlemmen

   Synonyme: banquetcarousedinefeastregalerevel

   Antonyme: faststarve

• junketed past participle
• junketed past simple
• junketing present participle
• junkets third person singular