noun phrase · neutral
car ownership
UK/kɑː ˈəʊnəʃɪp/US/kɑr ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp/CAR OWN·er·ship
Band 7+speakingtask2
The fact or rate of people owning private cars in a given area.
Examples
“Rising car ownership has increased demand for parking spaces.”
“Policies that discourage car ownership can reduce congestion.”
“Car ownership tends to grow as incomes rise.”
Band 8 sentence
“Rising car ownership in suburban areas has exacerbated traffic congestion and parking shortages.”
Collocations
- rising car ownership
- private car ownership
- car ownership costs
Word family
car nounown verbownership nounowner noun
Common mistakes
owning a car→car ownership
Say it for a higher band
5have a car→6owning a car→7+car ownership
Synonyms
vehicle ownership
Easily confused
vehicle ownership
“Vehicle ownership has increased steadily in emerging economies.”
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