B2verbbusinesspolitics
US/skræp/
UK/skræp/
to decide not to continue with a plan or idea, or to get rid of something useless
In context
The council scrapped the plan to build a new road.
They scrapped the old system because it kept crashing.
The airline has scrapped its cheapest tickets for summer flights.
Words that go with scrap
verb + noun
- scrap a planThe team scrapped the plan after a week.
- scrap a projectThey scrapped the project to save money.
- scrap the ideaWe scrapped the idea of moving abroad.
- scrap a policyThe government scrapped the policy last year.
- scrap a proposalThe board scrapped the proposal after protests.
verb + adverb
- scrap altogetherThe tax was scrapped altogether.