Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double park

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble -park
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of double-park.

Example Sentences

"They double park. They park next to fire hydrants. They ignore meters, rarely troubling to fish for coins in the cushions of their seats (not that their zlotys, crowns, and francs would do them any good.)"
"In deciding whether to double park, a resident of Econville will compare his benefit from double parking to the expected fine.. .Therefore, to achieve optimal deterrence – that is, deterrence only of those double-parking violations in which the benefits are less than the [previously stipulated] $10 congestion cost – it is necessary for the expected fine to equal $10. . ."
"Keisha decided to double park and blocked Pastor Blake Bentley."
"A risk-neutral person will double park if his benefit exceeds the expected fine."

Inflected Forms

double parks (present, singular) double parking (participle, present) double parked (participle, past) double parked (past)

Questions

What does double park mean?: Alternative form of double-park.

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