Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cap and trade

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: cap and -trade
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A market-based approach to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in emissions, participating companies being assigned an emissions quota that can be traded with others if not used.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"China is implementing a cap and trade system in five cities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Shenzhen) and two provinces (Guangdong and Hubei). These pilots are intended to be up and running in 2013 in order to provide a learning experience that will be used to implement a nationwide cap and trade system by 2015."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

carbon emissions trading carbon cost carbon footprint carbon market carbon tax

Frequently Paired Words

carbon emissions trading carbon cost carbon footprint carbon market carbon tax petrocarbon

Questions

What does cap and trade mean?: A market-based approach to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in emissions, participating companies being assigned an emissions quota that can be traded with others if not used.

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