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gas meter

American  

noun

gas meters plural
  1. an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas produced or consumed, especially such an apparatus metering the amount of household gas piped into a dwelling.


gas meter British  

noun

  1. an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas passed through it

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of gas meter

First recorded in 1805–15

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It’s also worth around $32,000 per customer gas meter in Orange Cove — more than enough for the community to install electric heat pumps, heat pump water heaters and induction stoves, zeroing out gas use.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

Some 39,000 households had their gas meter switched in 2020, that increased almost fourfold to 152,000 in 2021.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2022

The gas meter in the shared bathroom was greedy, it gobbled all my coins and gave out only a basinful of tepid water.

From The New Yorker Jan. 6, 2020

The explosion occurred when workers attempted to replace a gas meter in the basement of the school’s original century-old building.

From Washington Times Aug. 16, 2019

There’s a little cupboard in the hallway where the gas meter is.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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