Collocations for "electricity"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "electricity" in context.
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electricity
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [prices, rates] for [residential, commercial] electricity
- [turn, switch] [on, off] the electricity
- [turn] off the electricity from the [source, main cable]
- supplies electricity to the [region, area, city, homes]
- is a [provider, supplier] of electricity (to)
- there was a surge in electricity when
- the electricity was cut off
- the electricity is back on
- there used to be a [monopoly, duopoly] on electricity
- [a good, an alternative] way to generate electricity
- there was a lot of electricity between them
- you could feel the electricity in the [stadium, room]
- [palpable, great, surging] electricity among the crowd
- there was electricity in the air
- pay the electricity [bill, invoice]
- the electricity bill has gone [down, up]
- [home, industrial, business] electricity supply
- an electricity [failure, cut]
- electricity [rates, prices, tariffs]
- electricity [usage, production, consumption]
- [reduce, decrease, lower] your electricity consumption
- electricity usage in the [home, school, office]
- electricity power [lines, cables, pylons]
'electricity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ballast
- bill
- black
- carbon
- chopper
- conduct
- conductor
- disconnect
- discovery
- dummy
- filter
- fitting
- fixture
- generate
- generation
- grid
- heat
- hum
- lack
- latch
- light
- loop
- meter
- overhead
- pay
- power
- produce
- provision
- ramp
- reader
- rebate
- reduction
- relay
- safety
- shock
- shut
- static
- steam
- stupid
- supplier
- supply
- waste
- windmill
- worth