Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbon neutral

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: car-bon neu-tral
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account.

Example Sentences

"We must accelerate the switch from coal and oil to clean, carbon-neutral power. Such a shift will bring new jobs and growth."
"The hotel plans to make the property "carbon neutral" — whereby carbon emissions are offset by tree planting or other green schemes, and the hotel car runs on filtered, used vegetable oil. Or will, when the promised supply arrives."

Etymology

In mainstream usage since the early 2000s.

Inflected Forms

carbon-neutral (alternative)

Phrases

carbon neutrality

Frequently Paired Words

carbon positive carbon negative

Questions

What does carbon neutral mean?: Having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account.
Where does carbon neutral come from?: In mainstream usage since the early 2000s.

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