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fuel

▪ I. fuel fu‧el ¹ [ˈfjuːəl] noun [countable, uncountable] TRANSPORT MANUFACTURING

a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy:

• fuel prices

• The Postal Service lost $450 million last year, primarily because of higher labor and fuel costs.

[m0] ▪ II. fuel fuel ² verb fuelled _PTandPPX fuelling _PRESPARTX fueled _PTandPPX fueling _PTandPPX [transitive]

to cause a situation to change quickly:

• Consumers will continue to fuel economic growth.

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fuel UK US /ˈfjuːəl/ noun

► [C or U] NATURAL RESOURCES a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned: »oil, gas and other kinds of fuel
»nuclear fuel
»fossil fuels
fuel costs/prices »Domestic fuel costs have risen sharply over the past few months.
»The new exhaust system, it is claimed, will lower fuel consumption.

► [U] anything that keeps people's ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger: »The news reports were designed to add fuel to the debate over interest rates.

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fuel UK US /ˈfjuːəl/ verb [T] (-ll-, US usually -l-)

► to supply a system with a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power: fuelled by sth »Our heating system is fuelled by gas.
»The company is working on the development of methane-fuelled vehicles.

► to increase a feeling or a type of behaviour or make it stronger: »The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fuelled resentment within the company.
»The press release fuelled speculation that interest rates were about to rise.

Financial and business terms. 2012.