Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fuel-poor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
fu-el-poor
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to keep one's dwelling adequately warm at a reasonable cost.

New Zealand usage; British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

more fuel-poor (comparative) most fuel-poor (superlative)

Phrases

fuel poverty

Frequently Paired Words

fuel poverty

Questions

What does fuel-poor mean?
Unable to keep one's dwelling adequately warm at a reasonable cost.

How to pronounce fuel-poor

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