carmaker
noun (a carmaker, carmakers)
Everyday
A carmaker is a company that designs and builds cars, such as Ford, Toyota or Volkswagen. tree →
In the lessons
In news and business talk «carmaker» is used for car companies. In geography lessons pupils learn about factories and jobs that carmakers provide. In maths, carmakers appear in problems about production and numbers of cars.
Examples
- The carmaker opened a new factory near our town. tree →
- Many carmakers now build electric cars. tree →
- The carmaker made 500 cars a day. tree →
- My uncle works for a big carmaker. tree →
- Japanese carmakers sell cars all over the world. tree →
- The carmaker recalled cars with faulty brakes. tree →
Note
One word, sometimes «car maker». Also called «car manufacturer» or, in the USA, «automaker».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «carmaker» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «carmaker» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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