a rechargeable battery
1 able to be recharged (= filled again with electricity) when it has used all its electricity: --
All the codes of practice that have been introduced to protect the elderly from cut-offs have been completely eliminated by the introduction of rechargeable meter keys by the electricity companies.
It is easy to buy rechargeable batteries and longlife electric bulbs which use very little energy in the form of heat and last 10 times as long.
There is also much in planning legislation that is rechargeable to applicants.
It is estimated that 60% of rechargeable portable batteries are 'hoarded' or stored at home.
What goes for those services also goes for the use of rechargeable services, such as ambulances and other ancillary services.
The environmental case for switching to rechargeable batteries is not straightforward as not all applications are appropriate for rechargeable batteries.
These are meters which use a rechargeable key.
And so are batteries, especially rechargeable ones, and fluorescent and energy-saving bulbs.
