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Car ownership in Transport Glossary for IELTS

10 Transport terms

This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to the Car ownership in Transport.


decrease:

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Example: The percentage of income spent on fuel generally gets higher in the UK, whereas it decreases in the US.

former:

adjective

Denoting the first or first mentioned of two people or things.

Example: In the former, the poorest spend less than 0.5% of their income on fuel.

fuel:

noun

Material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power.

Example: The percentage of income spent on fuel generally gets higher in the UK.

income:

noun

Income is money (or some equivalent value) that an individual or business receives, usually in exchange for providing a good or service or through investing capital.

Example: The graph compares the percentage income that people in the UK and USA spend on fuel.

noticeable:

adjective

Easily seen or noticed; clear or apparent.

Example: In the USA it is also noticeable that the percentage of income spent by the poor can be twice.

overall:

adverb

Taken as a whole; in all.

Example: Overall, the percentage of income spent on fuel generally gets higher in the UK, whereas it decreases in the US.

percentage:

noun

A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.

Example: The percentage of income spent by the poor can be twice.

quite:

adverb

To the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely.

Example: The percentage spent rises quite steeply for the poorer members of the population.

spend:

verb

Give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something.

Example: The poorest of UK spend less than 0.5% of their income on fuel.

steeply:

adverb

By a very large or sudden amount.

Example: The percentage spent rises quite steeply for the poorer members of the population.

decrease:

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Example: The percentage of income spent on fuel generally gets higher in the UK, whereas it decreases in the US.

former:

adjective

Denoting the first or first mentioned of two people or things.

Example: In the former, the poorest spend less than 0.5% of their income on fuel.

fuel:

noun

Material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power.

Example: The percentage of income spent on fuel generally gets higher in the UK.

income:

noun

Income is money (or some equivalent value) that an individual or business receives, usually in exchange for providing a good or service or through investing capital.

Example: The graph compares the percentage income that people in the UK and USA spend on fuel.

noticeable:

adjective

Easily seen or noticed; clear or apparent.

Example: In the USA it is also noticeable that the percentage of income spent by the poor can be twice.

overall:

adverb

Taken as a whole; in all.

Example: Overall, the percentage of income spent on fuel generally gets higher in the UK, whereas it decreases in the US.

percentage:

noun

A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.

Example: The percentage of income spent by the poor can be twice.

quite:

adverb

To the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely.

Example: The percentage spent rises quite steeply for the poorer members of the population.

spend:

verb

Give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something.

Example: The poorest of UK spend less than 0.5% of their income on fuel.

steeply:

adverb

By a very large or sudden amount.

Example: The percentage spent rises quite steeply for the poorer members of the population.

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