carfax
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of carfax
C14: from Anglo-French carfuks, from Old French carrefures, from Latin quadrifurcus four-forked
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
So I started combing through listing sites like AutoTrader, Carfax and even Facebook Marketplace for cars in my area, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that prices for the luxury makes were comparable to the parent brands for the same model year.
From MarketWatch
I then learned how to read a Carfax vehicle-history report to check for past maintenance problems.
From MarketWatch
Make sure to get a vehicle history report from a reputable third party like Carfax or Experian.
From Seattle Times
Jesse Lester McReynolds was born on July 9, 1929, in Carfax, Va., in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
From New York Times
“We are seeing these flooded cars show up all around the country, putting unsuspecting buyers at risk,” Emilie Voss, a spokeswoman for Carfax, said in a statement in October.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.