used car

collocation in English

meaningsofusedandcar

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used
adjective
uk
/juːst/us
/juːst/
to be familiar with something ...
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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 ofusedandcarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofused car

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Their position was made worse by the deepening of theusedcarmarket, a logical outcome of increased new car ownership.
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I would rather be ausedcarsalesman.
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This is true in theater, in art, inusedcarsales, in economics, and, it now turns out, in the scientific analysis of conscious will as well.
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Usedcarsales might well be covered in that way, as might pre-registered new cars.
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It is not quite fair to scoff at theusedcar.
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During the last few sunny days,usedcarsales have soared, even though there are many hazards ahead.
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Yet the trade inusedcarparts is important, especially for those who collect and renovate older vehicles.
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These days he is very much the sort of person from whom one would buy ausedcar.
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I am not, however, under the same disability in regard to the main problem of theusedcarmarts.
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He buys ausedcaras bait.
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Usedcarbrokers are generally licensed.
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It specialises inusedcarsales.
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It remains in operation today as ausedcardealership.
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From 2002-2006 it was ausedcardealership.
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There are now numerous sources forusedcarpricing.
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Therefore, although our attitude has not reached the point of not buying ausedcarfrom these organisations, we are coming pretty close to it.
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When that expression was first used, it was more derogatory than it seems nowadays, whenusedcarsalesmen are the summit of creation.
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