taximeter

[ tak-see-mee-ter ]

noun
  1. a device fitted to a taxicab or other vehicle, for automatically computing and indicating the fare due.

Origin of taximeter

1
1885–90; <French taximètre, equivalent to taxetax + -i--i- + -mètre-meter; replacing earlier taxameter<German, equivalent to Taxa (<Medieval Latin: tax, charge) + -meter-meter

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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
  1. a meter fitted to a taxi to register the fare, based on the length of the journey

Origin of taximeter

1
C19: from French taximètre; see tax, -meter

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