noun/verb · informal
carpool
UK/ˈkɑːˌpuːl/US/ˈkɑːrˌpuːl/CAR·pool
Band 5-6speakingtask2
an arrangement in which several people share a car to travel together; to share a car in this way
Examples
“Many office workers carpool to reduce fuel costs and parking problems.”
“The company offers incentives for employees who carpool.”
“They decided to carpool every morning to save time.”
Band 8 sentence
“To reduce peak-hour congestion, the municipality implemented incentives for employees who carpool regularly.”
Collocations
- carpool lane
- to carpool to work
Word family
carpool verb / nouncarpooling noun / gerundcarpooler noun
Common mistakes
car pool→carpool
take a car (to mean carpool)→carpool
Say it for a higher band
5share a car→6car share→7+carpool
Synonyms
ride-share
Easily confused
ride-share
“Many commuters use ride-share apps to find a driver for a single journey.”
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