submetern.
/ˈsʌbˌmiːtə/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌmidər/ A meter for measuring the consumption of gas, water, electricity, etc., which is subsidiary to a main meter.
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1894 Let. 18 Aug. in Executive Documents U.S. Senate (53rd Congress, 3rd Sess.) (1895) II. No. 7. 599 There are submeters at each of the various industries which receive water through these meters, and we are therefore enabled to ascertain what water is consumed by other than the tenants.
1907 Nature 26 Sept. 554/2 The submeter system is free from the objection of first cost to a great extent.
1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Oct. viii. 1/1 Computer Metering places a remote-reading kilowatt hour electronic submeter next to the distribution panel in every apartment.
2009 Guardian 5 Oct. (Working Buildings Suppl.) 4/3 Under the scheme, participants must supply primary documents such as meter readings, energy bills or fuel delivery invoices, making the installation of sub-meters to record the energy use of individual tenants a priority.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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