Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parking meter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: park-ing me-ter
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

parking meters (plural)

Questions

What does parking meter mean?: A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.
Where does parking meter come from?: From parking + meter (“one who measures”), modelled after coal-meter, etc.

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