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   Me·ter

   /ˈmēdər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a device that measures and records the quantity, degree, or rate of something: "they read the meters once a month"
   • ▪ an imprint or label of specified value produced under government permit for the prepayment of postage.

   verb

   • 1. measure or regulate by means of a meter: "the huge capital outlay required to meter every household is not available"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘person who measures’): from mete1 + -er1. The current sense dates from the 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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