meter
(miːtəʳ )
Word forms: meters , metering , metered
1. countable noun
A meter is a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.
He was there to read the electricity meter.
They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
2. verb
To meter something such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much of it people use, usually in order to calculate how much they have to pay.
Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water. [VERB noun]
Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive. [VERB-ed]
3. countable noun
A meter is the same as a parking meter.
4. See also metre
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Translations:
Chinese: 仪表, 用表测量
Japanese: メーター, メーターで計る
- licence holder
- licence renewal
- license
- licensed
- licensed agent
- licensed attorney
- licensed contractor
- licensed dealer
- licensed driver
- licensed pilot
- licensed taxi
- licensee
- license number
- license plate
- licensing arrangement
- licensing deal
- licensing fee
- licensing laws
- licensing regime
- licentious
- licentiousness
- lichen
- lick
- lickety-split
- licking