taximeter
[ tak-see-mee-ter ]
noun
a device fitted to a taxicab or other vehicle, for automatically computing and indicating the fare due.
Origin of taximeter
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How to use taximeter in a sentence
I have rooms for you gentlemen all on one floor of a hotel near the Opera, and taximeters are in waiting.
Abe and Mawruss | Montague Glass
British Dictionary definitions for taximeter
taximeter
/ (ˈtæksɪˌmiːtə) /
noun
a meter fitted to a taxi to register the fare, based on the length of the journey
Origin of taximeter
1C19: from French taximètre; see tax, -meter
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