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taximeter

American

[tak-see-mee-ter] / ˈtæk siˌmi tər /

noun

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

taximeter British

/ ˈtæksɪˌmiːtə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of taximeter

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

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taximeter

That meant that an iPhone could function like a taximeter and be used to charge passengers by the minute or the mile.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2017

The article turns out to be about an early Paris taximeter, the "compteur mecanique".

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2016

High Court to clarify a point of law that says only licensed operators may run cab services with a taximeter.

From Time ● Oct. 16, 2015

"With their taximeter, their apps that they use, their technology, those are taximeters basically, which by law only we are allowed to use," Fitz told Reuters.

From Reuters ● Jun. 11, 2014

We purred extravagantly up the Avenue, and how horrified Aunt Lyddy would be at the taximeter!

From Jane Journeys On by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

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