1 (especially in compounds) a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc:
A man came to read the gas meter. * The cab driver left the meter running while he waited for us.
seealsoLIGHTMETER
2 = PARKINGMETER
3 (-meter) (in compounds) a device for measuring the thing mentioned:
speedometer * altimeter * calorimeter
4 (AmE) = METRE
verb [VN] to measure sth (for example how much gas, electricity, etc. has been used) using a meter
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