scrappage

Noun

Meaning

The practice of scrapping something.

(UK) An amount of money paid by the government to a person trading in an old car (to be scrapped) for a more environmentally-friendly new one.

Examples

A spokesperson for the Government told : 'We have no current plans to change the existing incentives or to introduce a scrappage scheme. Source: Internet

The operator of about 5,000 vehicles, including tankers, cranes and buses, has identified some 700 low capacity trucks for possible scrappage. Source: Internet

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