What does scrap metal mean?

scrap metal means "discarded metal suitable for reprocessing".

Is scrap metal a common word?

scrap metal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Scrap metal — meaning and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
discarded metal suitable for reprocessing
“he finally sold the car for scrap metal”
Broaderrubbish
Narrowerscrap iron

Questions about scrap metal

What does scrap metal mean?: scrap metal means "discarded metal suitable for reprocessing".
Is scrap metal a common word?: scrap metal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for scrap metal come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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