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   Tax·i·me·ter

   /ˈtaksēˌmēdər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a device used in taxicabs that automatically records the distance traveled and the fare payable.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French taximètre, from taxe ‘tariff’, from the verb taxer ‘to tax’ + -mètre ‘(instrument) measuring’.

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   What is a taximeter used for?

   • Other articles where taximeter is discussed: taxicab: …taxicab is named after the taximeter, an instrument invented by Wilhelm Bruhn in 1891 that automatically recorded the distance traveled and/or the time consumed, thus enabling the fare to be accurately measured.

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   What is a taximeter cab?

   • The figure stopped to read the taximeter, shook his fist at the chauffeur, and approached me, muttering audibly. taximeter, tak-sim′e-tėr, n. an instrument attached to cabs for indicating the fare due for the distance travelled. True to his word, on the next day he left the hotel in a taximeter cab which turned down the Champs Elysées.

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   Where did the word taximeter come from?

   • Taximeter comes from the Middle Latin taxa, “tax, charge,” and the Greek metron, “measure.” In the early half of the 20th century, taxi was a colloquial term for “a (small) passenger aeroplane,” says the OED, which gave us the verb sense of taxi, “to move slowly on the ground or on the surface of the water before takeoff or after landing.”

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   What is a software taximeter?

   • An accurate software taximeter designed in conjunction with drivers and regulators available on iPhone™, iPad™ and Android™. Join the thousands of professional drivers already using Taximeter worldwide. No more fumbling for a button! Simply touch the screen to change tariff, extras, mode or to total the fare.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › taximetersTaximeters Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TAXIMETER is an instrument for use in a hired vehicle (such as a taxicab) for automatically showing the fare due.

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   Define taximeter. taximeter synonyms, taximeter pronunciation, taximeter translation, English dictionary definition of taximeter. n. An instrument installed in a taxicab to measure distance traveled and waiting time and to compute and indicate the fare.

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   6 days ago · Definitions of taximeter. noun. a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride) see more.

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   Taximeter definition: An instrument installed in a taxicab to measure distance traveled and waiting time and to compute and indicate the fare.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › taximeterTAXIMETER - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   Definitions of 'taximeter' an automatic device in taxicabs that computes and registers the fare due. [...] More. Examples of 'taximeter' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins.

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   In taxicab. …taxicab is named after the taximeter, an instrument invented by Wilhelm Bruhn in 1891 that automatically recorded the distance traveled and/or the time consumed, thus enabling the fare to be accurately measured. The term cab derives from the cabriolet, a two-wheeled, one-horse carriage often let out for hire.

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   Definitions of 'taximeter' a meter fitted to a taxi to register the fare, based on the length of the journey. Examples of 'taximeter' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins.