heat pump

noun

: an apparatus for heating or cooling (such as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (such as the ground, water, or outside air)

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McKinsey & Company notes that heat pumps use electricity instead of coal or gas, allowing them to be powered entirely by renewable energy. Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 Electric buses, solar power, and ground-source heat pumps are among the eligible technologies. Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024 Americans are also taking advantage of the climate law in a big way; recent Treasury Department data shows more than 3.4 million US households claimed a whopping $8.4 billion to help offset the cost of rooftop solar panels, solar water heaters, home batteries and heat pumps. Ella Nilsen, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024 While utilities have historically controlled major decisions impacting the grids, consumers are making the decision to purchase EVs, rooftop solar, batteries and heat pumps. Devrim Celal, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heat pump 

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heat pump was in 1894

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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

heat pump

noun
: a device for heating or cooling a building by transferring heat contained in a fluid to or from the building

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