: designed to be connected to an electric circuit by plugging in
a plug-in toy
a plug-in circuit board
1
: something that plugs in
2
: a small piece of software that supplements a larger program (such as a browser)
plugged in; plugging in; plugs in
: to establish an electric circuit by inserting a plug
: to attach or connect to an electric receptacle (such as an outlet)
Examples of plug-in in a Sentence
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
During the same period, BYD has seen its electric-vehicle sales soar in China, growing from about 130,000 to more than 1.5 million, not including its thriving business in plug-in hybrids or its fast-growing exports.
—Hyunjoo Jin, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
By contrast, California boasts just over 105,000 charging stations for plug-in vehicles.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Hybrid sales, however, grew 45% from January through March, while plug-in hybrids, which can go a short distance on battery power before a gas-electric system kicks in, grew 34% according to Motorintelligence.com.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The company also sold 324,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles in the first quarter, up 15 percent.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Roku's user-friendly plug-in box is on sale at Walmart for a sizable $27 off the base retail price.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
Globally, sales of plug-in hybrids are growing faster than battery-electrics (though this is partly because the hybrids have further to climb).
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2024
Safer Home Indoor Plug-In Fly Traps $18 $13 More than 5,000 shoppers have added this plug-in fly trap to their cart in the last month and that’s because with seed season, unfortunately, comes gnat season.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2024
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2023
Witricity has previously conducted a couple pilots with BMW on the 5 series plug-in hybrid in Europe and California using its WPT.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
However, OpenAI’s plug-in doesn’t just retrieve real-time information.
—Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
The 330e plug-in hybrid combines a turbo 2.0-liter engine with an electric motor that together generate 288 horses and 310 pound-feet.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2023
With a simple plug-in to the iPhone’s charging port, the Backbone One turns a phone into a responsive gaming machine.
—Tyler Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2023
Early adopters are putting GPT-4 up to all sorts of colorful tests, from asking it how to make money to asking it to code a browser plug-in that makes websites speak Pirate.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
Since the end of 2018, the state has offered two cash rebates for Oregon drivers who buy or lease electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids under $50,000.
—Gwozniac, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
The law gives qualifying vehicle buyers as much as $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of a new electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid and up to $4,000 for a used one.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
Adjective
For years, Musk has been promising an affordable electric vehicle, likely priced at $25,000, as a way to broaden the appeal of plug-in vehicles.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
During the same period, BYD has seen its electric-vehicle sales soar in China, growing from about 130,000 to more than 1.5 million, not including its thriving business in plug-in hybrids or its fast-growing exports.
—Hyunjoo Jin, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
By contrast, California boasts just over 105,000 charging stations for plug-in vehicles.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Hybrid sales, however, grew 45% from January through March, while plug-in hybrids, which can go a short distance on battery power before a gas-electric system kicks in, grew 34% according to Motorintelligence.com.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The company also sold 324,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles in the first quarter, up 15 percent.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Roku's user-friendly plug-in box is on sale at Walmart for a sizable $27 off the base retail price.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
Globally, sales of plug-in hybrids are growing faster than battery-electrics (though this is partly because the hybrids have further to climb).
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2024
Safer Home Indoor Plug-In Fly Traps $18 $13 More than 5,000 shoppers have added this plug-in fly trap to their cart in the last month and that’s because with seed season, unfortunately, comes gnat season.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2024
Noun
Enlarge Ars Technica AutoPacific broke the data out into those looking for internal combustion engine vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or battery EVs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2023
Witricity has previously conducted a couple pilots with BMW on the 5 series plug-in hybrid in Europe and California using its WPT.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
However, OpenAI’s plug-in doesn’t just retrieve real-time information.
—Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
The 330e plug-in hybrid combines a turbo 2.0-liter engine with an electric motor that together generate 288 horses and 310 pound-feet.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2023
With a simple plug-in to the iPhone’s charging port, the Backbone One turns a phone into a responsive gaming machine.
—Tyler Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2023
Early adopters are putting GPT-4 up to all sorts of colorful tests, from asking it how to make money to asking it to code a browser plug-in that makes websites speak Pirate.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
Since the end of 2018, the state has offered two cash rebates for Oregon drivers who buy or lease electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids under $50,000.
—Gwozniac, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
The law gives qualifying vehicle buyers as much as $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of a new electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid and up to $4,000 for a used one.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
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“Plug-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plug-in. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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