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tax·i·me·ter
(tăk′sē-mē′tər)n.
An instrument installed in a taxicab to measure distance traveled and waiting time and to compute and indicate the fare.
[French taximètre, alteration of taxamètre, from German Taxameter : Medieval Latin taxa, tax (from taxāre, to tax; see tax) + -meter, meter (from Greek metron, measure; see -meter).]
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taximeter
(ˈtæksɪˌmiːtə)n
a meter fitted to a taxi to register the fare, based on the length of the journey
[C19: from French taximètre; see tax, -meter]
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tax•i•me•ter
(ˈtæk siˌmi tər)n.
a device fitted to a taxicab or other vehicle, for automatically computing and indicating the fare due.
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| Noun | 1. | taximeter - a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride) meter - any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity |
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Translations
عَدّاد السَّيْر
taxametr
taximeter
viteldíjmérõ
gjaldmælir
taxameter
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taxi
(ˈtӕksi) – plurals ˈtaxis ~ˈtaxies – noun (also ˈtaxi-cab. (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.
verb – 3rd person singular present tense ˈtaxies, ~ˈtaxis: present participle ˈtaxiing, ~ˈtaxying: past tense, past participle ˈtaxied – (of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off. The plane taxied along the runway.
ˈtaximeter noun (usually abbreviated to meter) an instrument usually fitted to taxis to show the fare owed for the distance travelled.
taxi rank a place where taxis stand until hired. There is a taxi rank at the railway station.
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