Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollution permit system

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: pol-lu-tion per-mit sys-tem
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system aimed at controlling pollution by allocating each firm a certain amount of pollution permits which allows them to pollute up to a certain limit. If firms pollute less, they are able to sell there permits to firms that pollute more hence creating a permits market.

Inflected Forms

pollution permit systems (plural)

Questions

What does pollution permit system mean?: A system aimed at controlling pollution by allocating each firm a certain amount of pollution permits which allows them to pollute up to a certain limit. If firms pollute less, they are able to sell there permits to firms that pollute more hence creating a permits market.

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