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Meaning of "minicab" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MINICAB

minicab  [ˈmɪnɪˌkæb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINICAB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Minicab is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MINICAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

minicab

Taxicabs of the United Kingdom

Taxicabs are regulated throughout the United Kingdom, but the regulation of taxicabs in London is especially rigorous with regard to mechanical integrity and driver knowledge. An official report observed that: "Little however is known about the regulation by anyone outside the trade. The Public Carriage Office, which regulates and licenses taxis and private hire was transferred from the Metropolitan Police to become part of Transport for London in 2000."...

Definition of minicab in the English dictionary

The definition of minicab in the dictionary is a small saloon car used as a taxi.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MINICAB


cab
kæb
kab
kæb
pedicab
ˈpɛdɪˌkæb
scab
skæb
taxicab
ˈtæksɪkæb
vocab
ˈvəʊkæb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINICAB

miniaturist
miniaturistic
miniaturization
miniaturize
minibar
minibike
minibiker
minibudget
minibus
minibusses
minicabbing
minicalculator
minicam
minicamp
minicar
minicassette
minicom
minicomputer
minidisc
minidisc player

WORDS THAT END LIKE MINICAB

Arab
Bab
black cab
Checker cab
crab
dab
fab
gab
gipsy cab
grab
gypsy cab
hackney cab
hansom cab
kebab
lab
Punjab
radio cab
rehab
sab
tab

Synonyms and antonyms of minicab in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «minicab» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINICAB

Find out the translation of minicab to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of minicab from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «minicab» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微型出租汽车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teletaxi
570 millions of speakers

English

minicab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटी टेक्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَاكْسِي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

такси-малолитражка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

minitáxi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোট ট্যাক্সি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taxi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minicab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kleintaxi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小型タクシー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소형 콜택시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minicab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taxi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

minicab
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिनेसॉ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçük taksi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

taxi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taksówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікротаксі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microbuz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγοραίο αυτοκίνητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

telefonies te bestel taxi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

privattaxi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forhåndsbestilt drosje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of minicab

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINICAB»

The term «minicab» is regularly used and occupies the 79.362 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of minicab
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «minicab».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINICAB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «minicab» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «minicab» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about minicab

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINICAB»

Discover the use of minicab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minicab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mobility and Technology in the Workplace
the supply of cabbies is generally lower than the demand, thus creating opportunities for the less strictly regulated minicab, or private hire, firms. These are only licensed to pick people up when prebooked in the minicab office (often advertising ...
Donald Hislop, 2008
2
Homebuilt Aircraft
GY-20 Minicab Role Utility aircraft Manufacturer Constructions Aéronautiques du Béarn Designed by Yves Gardan First flight 1 February 1949 Number built 30 + ca. 130 homebuilt The CAB Minicab was a two-seat light aircraft built in France in  ...
By Wikipedians
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CultureShock! London: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
Minicab companies pop up like mushrooms in London and often die as quickly. It is not unusual to receive through your letterbox a couple of cards a week advertising their services. Minicabs are not supposed to be hailed on the street, so they ...
Orin Hargraves, 2010
4
Moon Living Abroad in London
The other type of cab available in London is a minicab. All minicabs must be pre- booked by phone or email and are generally less expensive than a black cab. Unlike a black cab, a minicab is a privately owned car, and the driver has not ...
Karen White, 2012
5
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
10:08 a.m. Minicab man says silver Cavalier is definitely turning into my street at this moment. 10:10 a.m. Still no minicab. Fucking fucking minicab and all it's . . . Gaah. Is here. Oh fuck, where are keys? 10:15 a.m. In minicab now.
Helen Fielding, 2001
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England
... from self-service machines (cash and credit cards accepted) at both stations or online. There are taxi ranks for black cabs outside every terminal. A black cab to the centre of London will cost you between £40 and £70, a minicab around ...
David Else, 2010
7
Great Britain
... (£2 extra), online or from self-service machines (cash and credit cards accepted) at both stations. There are taxi ranks for black cabs outside every terminal. A black cab to the centre of London will cost you between £40 and £70, a minicab ...
David Else, 2010
8
Maize in Indonesia: production systems, constraints and ...
Source of farm technology information Nearest Road market (km) condition Transportation Lampung East Java NTB 2.69 3 3 A1, B2 Minicab S.Sulawesi † RFLL= Rainfed lowland. Notes: A1 = Good asphalt; A2 = Moderate asphalt; ...
Dewa K. S. Swastika, Kasim, F., Suhariyanto, K., 2004
9
Bamboo: Essays and Criticism
Admittedly, this scenario is an aggregate of several bad minicab journeys I've made — a nightmare amalgam of fear, irritation and noisome frustration — but aspects of this experience will ring true to almost everyone, I would claim. At some ...
William Boyd, 2011
10
The A-Z Guide to Good Mental Health: You Don't Have to Be ...
Well, Ned and I were living in my little first floor office, which I was days away from losing too. And there were just writs everywhere, from everyone. And one of themwasfrom a minicab firm. Tony: A minicab firm? Jeremy:Whenever Iwas about to ...
Jeremy Thomas, Tony Hughes, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINICAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term minicab is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police seize 200kg of cocaine 'worth £70 million' stashed in boot of …
Stash: 200kg of cocaine was stuffed in holdalls in the boot of the minicab (Picture: Metropolitan Police) Detective Inspector Andy Whitewood ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
2
£70m of cocaine found in taxi near Tilbury Docks
A "massive" 200kg of the drug in several high-purity blocks was seized by police after they found it stashed in holdalls in a minicab in the early ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Levelling the Playing Field for a Trade That's Served London Since …
The entry into the market of Uber - the multinational minicab firm - has put the cat among the pigeons but not in a good way. Uber stands ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
4
Cocaine worth £70m seized from taxi boot at Tilbury Docks
A “massive” 200kg of the drug was seized by police after it was found stashed in a minicab near Tilbury Docks in Essex in the early hours of ... «The Times, Jul 15»
5
All hail the app! Top 5 UK taxi apps
Bounce lets you book a TfL licensed minicab using an interface similar to Tinder, allowing users to swipe through drivers to see profiles and ... «Computer Business Review, Jul 15»
6
End of story for DVD and bookshops
We can all become minicab drivers via Uber. This digital workforce chooses it own hours but works them for huge, tax-avoiding companies. «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
7
Residents object to plans for Metro Cars taxi office at Harlow Town …
Residents and traders fear a proposed minicab office near Harlow Town station could bring a busy road to a standstill. Private hire firm Metro ... «Harlow Star, Jul 15»
8
Thug jailed after he stabbed minicab driver with broken whiskey …
A thug has been jailed for seven years after he stabbed a minicab driver with a broken whiskey bottle in a row over a fare. Sapha Singh, 32 ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
9
Men threatened to kill 14-year-old at Streatham school
Officers were called and found the men outside a minicab office near the school. They detained Mandanda but Gray escaped and was chased ... «London24, Jul 15»
10
Violent Anerley man who stabbed minicab driver in Thornton Heath …
A thug from Anerley who stabbed a minicab driver in Thornton Heath has been jailed for seven years for two violent robberies. Sapha Singh, 32 ... «Your Local Guardian, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Minicab [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/minicab>. Apr 2024 ».
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