Meaning of meter In English

• 0 a device that measures the amount of something that is used:

  • The electricity meter is in the basement.

  • You'll need some change for the parking meter.

  • A man came to read the meter (= see how much gas had been used).

  • The cab driver left the meter running while I helped Mum to her front door.

• 1 US spelling of metre

• 2 to use meters to measure how much gas, electricity, or water is used:

  • Britain's water companies are planning to meter water consumption.

• 3 a unit of measurement of length equal to 100 centimeters or 39.37 inches

• 4 a device that measures the amount of gas, water, or electricity used

• 5 the rhythm of a poem, produced by the arrangement of syllables according to the number and type of beats in each line

• 6 a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something that has been used:

  • electricity/gas/water meter

  • parking meter

  • read a/the meter Your meter will be read regularly in order to avoid sending you estimated bills.

• 7 the piece of equipment in a taxi that measures the distance travelled or the amount of time spent travelling, and shows how much you have to pay:

  • If no fare is agreed at the start of the trip, the maximum fare will be that shown on the meter.

• 8 US for metre

• 9 to use a meter to measure how much gas, electricity, etc. has been used, or how much a taxi ride costs:

  • The water supply to most new homes is metered.

  • You should agree on a price with the driver or ask for the trip to be metered.