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parking meter

parking meter noun: a device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.

Noun

parking meter (plural parking meters)

  1. A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.

parking meter meaning in Arabic and Persian

parking meter in Arabic

device for collecting parking fees
عداد انتظار السيارات

parking meter in Persian

device for collecting parking fees
پارکومتر

Forms of parking meter

pluralparking meters

Origin of parking meter

From parking + meter (“one who measures”), modelled after coal-meter, etc.

Questions about parking meter

What does parking meter mean?
Parking meter means a device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.
What is parking meter in Arabic?
Parking meter in Arabic is عداد انتظار السيارات. See Parking meter meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is parking meter?
Parking meter is a noun.
What is the plural of parking meter?
The plural of parking meter is parking meters.

Words near parking meter in the dictionary

  1. parking in
  2. parking light
  3. parking lights
  4. parking lot
  5. parking lots
  6. parking meter
  7. parking meters
  8. parking orbit
  9. parking orbits
  10. parking permit
  11. parking permits

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