noun · neutral
parking space
UK/ˈpɑːkɪŋ speɪs/US/ˈpɑːrkɪŋ speɪs/PARK·ing SPACE
Band 4-5speakingtask1
an individual area where a single vehicle can be parked
Examples
“I couldn’t find a parking space near the shop.”
“Each apartment has one parking space.”
“Parking spaces in the city centre are expensive.”
Band 8 sentence
“Finding an available parking space in the city centre can add ten minutes to your daily commute.”
Collocations
- find a parking space
- pay for parking
- a limited number of parking spaces
Word family
parking spaces noun (plural)
Common mistakes
I parked the car on the parking space.→I parked the car in the parking space.
There are two parking place left.→There are two parking spaces left.
Say it for a higher band
5parking place→6parking lot→7+parking space
Synonyms
parking lot (US)
Easily confused
parking lot
“I left my car in the parking lot behind the supermarket.”
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