fleet // noun [C]

RENTAL FLEET

1

a group of planes, vehicles, ships, etc. travelling together or owned by the same organization:

the company's new fleet of vans

The airline plans to cut its long-haul fleet by a quarter.

2 (used before another noun)

a fleet customer, business, etc. is one that uses the same supplier, insurance company, etc. for all its vehicles:

We can offer a range of discounts to fleet customers.

3

a group of ships fishing together:

a fishing/whaling fleet

• consumer price inflation
• consumer promotion
• consumer protection
• consumer research
• consumer resistance
• consumers' cooperative
• consumer society
• consumer surplus
• consumer watchdog
• consumption
• consumption bundle
• consumption expenditure
• consumption function
• consumption goods
• consumption tax
• cont.
• contact
• contact centre
• contact-to-order ratio
• container
• contango
• content
• content theory of motivation
• contingency
• contingency fee