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parking meter

noun

Etymology

From parking + meter (“one who measures”), modelled after coal-meter, etc.

  1. derived from μέτρον
  2. derived from metrum
  3. derived from metre
  4. inherited from meter
  5. inherited from meter
  6. compounded as parking meter — “parking + meter”

Definitions

  1. A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to…

    A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA