electric appliance

collocation in English

meaningsofelectricandappliance

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electric
adjective
uk
/iˈlek.trɪk/us
/iˈlek.trɪk/
using electricity ...
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appliance
noun[C]
uk
/əˈplaɪ.əns/us
/əˈplaɪ.əns/
a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or ...
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(Definition ofelectricandappliancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Restaurants usually use anelectricappliancesuch as a heating cabinet or refrigerator for this.
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The firstelectricappliancethe store sold was an electric iron.
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He later was anelectricappliancemanufacturer and inventor.
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It is however remarkable that these household clusters often contain more relatively expensive electric appliances.
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In various other places electric appliances are advertised.
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These facilities include gas and electric appliances, and sanitary and cooking facilities.
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The sectors affected include telecommunications, tobacco, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, electric appliances, cosmetics, food additives and motor vehicles.
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He might well provide several electric lamps and other electric appliances, all of which he has to purchase.
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In the past many consumers have complained of difficulty in getting an after-sales service in respect of electric appliances.
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Gas and electric appliances promote clean air policies and coal appliances do not, unless they are used with smokeless fuel, which is scarce and expensive.
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Is it because there is already a tax on gas and electric appliances?
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The object of the body of the clause was to give the city fathers power to sell those electric appliances by instalments.
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Within two years, imports of domestic electric appliances had doubled.
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It dealt with the electric appliances.
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Could we be informed whether these consumer cuts—in relation to television sets, wireless sets, gas and electric appliances, and so on—have all been dropped or whether they are going ahead?
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In a period of over 30 years, the penetration into the market by the independent retailers has been even less than it has in the case of electric appliances.
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Where electric fires or other equipment are used at peak hours the capital cost to the country of having electric appliances in the home is obviously enormous.
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He enjoyed the use of electric appliances, including air conditioning and a refrigerator.
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Many households have a microwave oven, a dishwasher and other electric appliances.
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In this case, customers must purchase and set up transformers and other equipment to run electric appliances.
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