ets
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.95 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of end of term of service or expiration of term of service.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
name
Initialism of Educational Testing Service: the world's largest private nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization, founded in 1947.
noun
plural of ET
Example Sentences
- "Free pollution permits worth €98.5bn were given to energy-intensive sectors […]. This is more than the €88.5bn that the EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) charged polluters, mostly coal and gas power stations, for their CO₂ emissions. […] Carbon emissions covered by the ETS have fallen by 37% since it began in 2005, largely thanks to the growth of renewable energy."
- "The evidence clearly showed that ETS increased the risk of SIDS, but the panel couldn’t decide whether that risk was caused by prenatal smoking, postnatal ETS, or both."
- "(specifically, Malaysia) Ellipsis of KTM ETS (Kereta Tanah Melayu Electric Train Service), an intercity high-speed rail service for major cities along the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia."
- "ETS train"
- "KTMB ramps up ETS services with 20pc discount"
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
Inflected Forms
ETSes (plural)