pallet

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noun (1)

pal·​let ˈpa-lət How to pronounce pallet (audio)
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1
: a portable platform for handling, storing, or moving materials and packages (as in warehouses, factories, or vehicles)
2
: a wooden flat-bladed instrument
3
: a lever or surface in a timepiece that receives an impulse from the escapement wheel and imparts motion to a balance or pendulum

pallet

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noun (2)

1
: a straw-filled tick or mattress
2
: a small, hard, or temporary bed

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The collectors who owned them had spent months and thousands of dollars in fees proving what the cards were worth—all for thieves to take two pallets of the cards and make off with the rare collectors’ items. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Door frames stacked like cards lean against a far wall beside pallets of crumbling Solnhofen limestone floor tiles. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 Two full pallets of collectible cards were stolen, and some cards on a third pallet were also swiped when thieves broke into a FedEx truck, according to police. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 About 50 packages from a third pallet were also stolen, and their value was still being calculated as of Tuesday morning. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pallet

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle French palette, literally, small shovel — more at palette

Noun (2)

Middle English paillet, from Anglo-French paillete bundle of straw, from paille straw, from Latin palea chaff, straw; akin to Sanskrit palāva chaff

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pallet was in the 14th century

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pallet

noun
pal·​let
ˈpal-ət
1
: a straw-filled mattress
2
: a small, hard, or temporary bed

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