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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

Example Sentences

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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

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

But perhaps the battle can best be summed up by two symbols that sit proudly on each rival's dashboard: the fare-calculating taximeter and the smartphone.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2014

The man nodded, and turned to set the time index of the taximeter.

From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Tracy, Louis

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