1
a
: an employee (as of a hotel or a public facility) who performs personal services for customers
b
: a man's male servant who performs personal services (such as taking care of clothing)
2
: a device (such as a rack or tray) for holding clothing or personal effects
Examples of valet in a Sentence
Verb
She runs her own valeting business.
Recent Examples on the Web
Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
The Details: Neighborhood: Sunset Key Distance From Airport: 4 miles
Rates: From $850
Resort Fee: $250 per day
Parking: Yes; $30 per day self-parking, $40 per day valet
Pet Policy: $100 per night for up to two dogs weighing 30 pounds or less.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Valet parking: The valet lot is across from the check-in area at doors 4 and 20 in the Dolphin and Flamingo garages.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
One of the firm’s clients, Trump valet Walt Nauta, is accused to scheming to conceal Mar-a-Lago security camera footage from government investigators.
—Richard Lardner, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
Rates: From $319 Parking: Yes, valet only at $45 per day.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
In addition to many shore excursions, the fares include round-trip, intercontinental flights in business class from the U.S. and Canada; food; drinks including wine and spirits; Wi-Fi; valet laundry and more.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Fast-forward 18 months and the bruised stuntman is single, depressed and working as a valet who regularly takes wheatgrass shots.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
The posts prompted the hotel to clarify that the hotel’s valet was not involved in the incident.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
Through a program approved by the Downtown Development Board, the city would cover the cost to valet your vehicle between 5:30 and 9 p.m. if the customer is eating at a participating restaurant.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
At night, diners can pull up on Fairfax just north of Wilshire and valet their cars for dinner or drinks.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Dec. 2021
Those dining at Vinsetta Garage currently have to valet park or find street parking.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2020
There are limited free parking spots on site, but guests can valet their car for the day for $30.
—Catie Wegman, sun-sentinel.com, 9 July 2019
Roughly 100 Carpenter agents and staff members volunteer to make the Golf Classic a reality, checking in golfers, valeting cars, and helping organize and set up for the day.
—Stacey McKenna, Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2019
The following morning, Hawk walked the streets of L.A. searching for Spencer’s car; it had been valeted at a restaurant instead of the hotel.
—Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 2 July 2018
In 2016, Volvo announced a trial concierge service that allows Bay Area S90 and XC90 owners to get their cars refueled, serviced, or valeted through a smartphone app.
—Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2018
Noun
As early as 2018, the Office of the Staff Secretary, which manages the documents flowing to the Oval Office, began asking personnel in the White House about documents that had gone missing, including some classified ones, one of Trump's personal valets told investigators, sources said.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
The Details: Neighborhood: Sunset Key Distance From Airport: 4 miles
Rates: From $850
Resort Fee: $250 per day
Parking: Yes; $30 per day self-parking, $40 per day valet
Pet Policy: $100 per night for up to two dogs weighing 30 pounds or less.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Valet parking: The valet lot is across from the check-in area at doors 4 and 20 in the Dolphin and Flamingo garages.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
One of the firm’s clients, Trump valet Walt Nauta, is accused to scheming to conceal Mar-a-Lago security camera footage from government investigators.
—Richard Lardner, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
Rates: From $319 Parking: Yes, valet only at $45 per day.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
In addition to many shore excursions, the fares include round-trip, intercontinental flights in business class from the U.S. and Canada; food; drinks including wine and spirits; Wi-Fi; valet laundry and more.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Fast-forward 18 months and the bruised stuntman is single, depressed and working as a valet who regularly takes wheatgrass shots.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
The posts prompted the hotel to clarify that the hotel’s valet was not involved in the incident.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Verb
The artists and actual bohemians who founded the club would not be admitted now, but they might be allowed to valet-park the cars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
Through a program approved by the Downtown Development Board, the city would cover the cost to valet your vehicle between 5:30 and 9 p.m. if the customer is eating at a participating restaurant.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
At night, diners can pull up on Fairfax just north of Wilshire and valet their cars for dinner or drinks.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Dec. 2021
Those dining at Vinsetta Garage currently have to valet park or find street parking.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2020
There are limited free parking spots on site, but guests can valet their car for the day for $30.
—Catie Wegman, sun-sentinel.com, 9 July 2019
Roughly 100 Carpenter agents and staff members volunteer to make the Golf Classic a reality, checking in golfers, valeting cars, and helping organize and set up for the day.
—Stacey McKenna, Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2019
The following morning, Hawk walked the streets of L.A. searching for Spencer’s car; it had been valeted at a restaurant instead of the hotel.
—Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 2 July 2018
In 2016, Volvo announced a trial concierge service that allows Bay Area S90 and XC90 owners to get their cars refueled, serviced, or valeted through a smartphone app.
—Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2018
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“Valet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valet. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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