fuel

fuel
▪ I. fuel fu‧el 1 [ˈfjuːəl] noun [countable, uncountable] TRANSPORT MANUFACTURING
a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy:

• fuel prices

• The Postal Service lost $450 million last year, primarily because of higher labor and fuel costs.

  [m0] ▪ II. fuel fuel 2 verb fuelled PTandPPX fuelling PRESPARTX fueled PTandPPX fueling PTandPPX [transitive]
to cause a situation to change quickly:

• Consumers will continue to fuel economic growth.

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fuel UK US /ˈfjuːəl/ noun
► [C or U] NATURAL RESOURCES a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned: »

oil, gas and other kinds of fuel

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nuclear fuel

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fossil fuels

 fuel costs/prices »

Domestic fuel costs have risen sharply over the past few months.

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The new exhaust system, it is claimed, will lower fuel consumption.

► [U] anything that keeps people's ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger: »

The news reports were designed to add fuel to the debate over interest rates.

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fuel UK US /ˈfjuːəl/ verb [T] (-ll-, US usually -l-)
► to supply a system with a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power: fuelled by sth »

Our heating system is fuelled by gas.

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The company is working on the development of methane-fuelled vehicles.

► to increase a feeling or a type of behaviour or make it stronger: »

The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fuelled resentment within the company.

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The press release fuelled speculation that interest rates were about to rise.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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