imported car

collocation in English

meaningsofimportandcar

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import
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us
/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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car
noun[C]
uk
/kɑːr/us
/kɑːr/
a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number ...
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(Definition ofimportandcarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimported car

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It may be argued, though, that animportedcarcarries tax whereas a foreign holiday does not.
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You tax the car, you tax the petrol, you tax it by licence and by a driver's licence, and then, on animportedcar, you tax him again.
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The term usually refers to a corrupt government official, or family member of one, and derives from their being seen as driving animportedcar.
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In the latter year, it achieved more than 44,000 sales (a 5.5% share of the total market), a record figure at the time, for animportedcar.
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Motor vehicle usage has continued to rise in the 1990s, in part because economic expansion has resumed and also because tariffs on imported cars and trucks have been cut.
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Originally, bucket seats were associated with imported cars in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Auto cars took off; also imported cars virtually disappear from the market.
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The happy couple were visiting some friends, who came in imported cars.
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Hornets now came with comfort and convenience items that most consumers expected, and these items were typically standard on imported cars.
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This standard had to be achieved for domestically produced and imported cars separately.
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