scrappage

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Etymology

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From scrap +‎ -age.

Noun

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scrappage (usually uncountable, plural scrappages)

  1. The practice of scrapping something.
  2. (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.
    • 2009 April 22, Dan Milmo, Tim Webb, “Budget 2009: car industry welcomes scrappage scheme”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Motorists will receive £2,000 if they sell their old car and buy a new model, after the chancellor bowed to pressure from the automotive sector and announced a car scrappage scheme this afternoon.
    • 2022 December 14, Paul Stephen, “Network News: New DLR trains part of £8.1bn TfL transport plans”, in RAIL, number 972, page 21:
      A London-wide Ultra Low Emissions Zone will be in operation from August 29 2023, supported by new bus services and a £110m car scrappage scheme for Londoners who are disabled and/or on low incomes.

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