taximeter

[ 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.

Origin of taximeter

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

Words nearby taximeter

taxi dancer, taxi dancing, taxidermy, Taxila, taximan, taximeter, taximetrics, taxing, taxiplane, taxi rank, taxis

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Example sentences from the Web for taximeter

The hotel clerk handed her into a taximeter cab, and gave the address to the driver.
The Illustrious Prince|E. Phillips Oppenheim
That afternoon then he stepped out of the hôtel and engaged a fiacre—a taximeter would be of no use, Paul thought.
High Noon|Anonymous
Adieus were said, and Paul found himself again in his taximeter cab.
High Noon|Anonymous
As certain as your name's Joe Billings The taximeter points at fifteen shillings.
Square Pegs|Clifford Bax

He called a taximeter cab, and drove rapidly to Berkeley Square.
The Moving Finger|E. Phillips Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for taximeter

taximeter

/ (ˈtæksɪˌmiːtə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for taximeter

C19: from French taximètre; see tax, -meter

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单词	taximeter
释义	taximeter [ 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. Origin of taximeter 1885–90; <French taximètre, equivalent to taxetax + -i--i- + -mètre-meter; replacing earlier taxameter<German, equivalent to Taxa (<Medieval Latin: tax, charge) + -meter-meter Words nearby taximeter taxi dancer, taxi dancing, taxidermy, Taxila, taximan, taximeter, taximetrics, taxing, taxiplane, taxi rank, taxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taximeter The hotel clerk handed her into a taximeter cab, and gave the address to the driver. The Illustrious Prince\|E. Phillips Oppenheim That afternoon then he stepped out of the hôtel and engaged a fiacre—a taximeter would be of no use, Paul thought. High Noon\|Anonymous Adieus were said, and Paul found himself again in his taximeter cab. High Noon\|Anonymous As certain as your name's Joe Billings The taximeter points at fifteen shillings. Square Pegs\|Clifford Bax He called a taximeter cab, and drove rapidly to Berkeley Square. The Moving Finger\|E. Phillips Oppenheim British Dictionary definitions for taximeter taximeter / (ˈtæksɪˌmiːtə) / noun a meter fitted to a taxi to register the fare, based on the length of the journey Word Origin for taximeter C19: from French taximètre; see tax, -meter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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