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metered

metered is the simple past and past participle of meter.

Meaning of meter

Verb

meter (third-person singular simple present meters, present participle metering, simple past and past participle metered)

  1. To measure with a metering device.
  2. To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
  3. To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).

See all 8 meanings of meter

Adjective

metered (not comparable)

  1. Fitted with a meter, such as a gas meter, parking meter, etc.

Forms of metered

alternative formmetred

Words formed from metered

Questions about metered

What does metered mean?
Metered means fitted with a meter, such as a gas meter, parking meter, etc.
What is metered the simple past and past participle of?
Metered is the simple past and past participle of meter.
What part of speech is metered?
Metered is an adjective.

Words near metered in the dictionary

  1. meter-tonne-second
  2. meter-wide
  3. meterable
  4. meterage
  5. meterages
  6. metered
  7. metered-dose inhaler
  8. metered-dose inhalers
  9. meterful
  10. meterfuls
  11. metergoline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metered (page history and authors); meter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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