Definition
A device that measures things—parking meters, electrical usage, your increasing anxiety at the taxi stand. It could also be the person doing the measuring, though that's rarer and sadder.
Example Usage
The parking meter blinked ominously as my time ran out.
Source: Common usage, measurement terminology
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See “meter” in Corporate Speak, Gen-Z Slang, Pirate Speak, and more.
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