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parking meter
noun
- a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.
parking meter
noun
- a timing device, usually coin-operated, that indicates how long a vehicle may be left parked
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parking meter1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
We all know Rudy can cudgel people—whether mob bosses, bad cops, parking-meter violators, or even his own supporters.
From The Daily Beast
And after enough chitchat to warrant three rounds of quarters for the parking meter, Odenkirk has to go.
From The Daily Beast
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