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• fuel — fu|el1 W2S2 [ˈfju:əl] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: fouaille, from feu fire , from Latin focus; FOCUS1] [U and C] a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy ▪ The plane was running low on fuel.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fuel — [[t]fju͟ːəl[/t]] ♦♦ fuels, fuelling, fuelled (in AM, use fueling, fueled) 1) N MASS Fuel is a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power. They ran out of fuel... Delays were caused by the discovery of dangerous …   English dictionary

• speculation — An attempt to profit from commodity price changes through the purchase and/or sale of commodity futures. In the process, the speculator assumes the risk that the hedger is transferring, and provides liquidity in the market. The CENTER ONLINE… …   Financial and business terms

• speculation */*/ — UK [ˌspekjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌspekjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms speculation : singular speculation plural speculations 1) ideas or discussion about why something has happened or what might happen speculation about: There has …   English dictionary

• fuel — I UK [ˈfjuːəl] / US [ˈfjuəl] noun Word forms fuel : singular fuel plural fuels *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a substance such as oil, gas, coal, or wood that produces heat or power when it is burned. Coal and wood are sometimes called solid fuel …   English dictionary

• speculation — noun 1 making guesses about sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, intense, much, widespread ▪ further, increasing, renewed ▪ continuing ( …   Collocations dictionary

• speculation — spec|u|la|tion [ ,spekjə leıʃn ] noun count or uncount ** 1. ) guesses about why something has happened or what might happen: speculation about: There has been a great deal of speculation about what will happen after the elections. speculation… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fuel — fu|el1 [ fjuəl ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a substance such as oil, gas, coal, or wood that produces heat or power when it is burned. Coal and wood are sometimes called solid fuel: Drivers are being encouraged to save fuel. a shortage of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 …   Financial and business terms

• fuel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, smokeless (BrE), unleaded ▪ fossil, nuclear ▪ diesel, hydrogen ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• fuel — noun 1》 material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power.     ↘food, drink, or drugs as a source of energy. 2》 something that acts to sustain or inflame passion, argument, or other intense emotion. verb (fuels, fuelling …   English new terms dictionary