parking meter

noun

: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle

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About 10 feet of yellow police tape hung between a parking meter and a nearby business. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024 ParkMobile In most cases, rather than traditional parking meters, Indianapolis uses zone parking and centralized meters along sidewalks. Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024 Actually Practical Magic Being able to feed a parking meter without putting money into it or having to download another one of those parking apps. Anna Pook, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024 Typically the Resonance watches—which use twin escapements coupled by vibrations alone—use two identical dials side-by-side, but Mike’s uses a parking meter dial on the left side. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parking meter 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parking meter was in 1935

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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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