taximeter

/ˈtaksɪˌmiːtə/US/ˈtæksiˌmitɚ/

taximeter noun: a device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.

Noun

taximeter (plural taximeters)

A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.

taximeter meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian

taximeter in Tamil

வாடகை வண்டிக் காசுமானி

taximeter in Arabic

device in a taxicab that calculates the fare: عَدَّاد ʕaddād, عَدَّادُ تَاكْسِي ʕaddādu tāksī, عَدَّادُ سَيَّارَةِ أُجْرَة ʕaddādu sayyārati ʔujra

taximeter in Indonesian

device in a taxicab that calculates the fare: argometer, taksimeter

Forms of taximeter

plural	taximeters

Origin of taximeter

Borrowed from French taximètre, from German Taxameter, coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch, handle”).

Words formed from taximeter

Questions about taximeter

What does taximeter mean?: Taximeter means a device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.
What is taximeter in Tamil?: Taximeter in Tamil is வாடகை வண்டிக் காசுமானி. See Taximeter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is taximeter?: Taximeter is a noun.
How do you pronounce taximeter?: Taximeter is pronounced /ˈtaksɪˌmiːtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of taximeter?: The plural of taximeter is taximeters.

Words near taximeter in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: taximeter (page history and authors); taximeter (Tamil Wiktionary) (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.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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