parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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Assigning causality in such cases is like trying to force a freshly-shucked oyster into the coin slot of a parking meter, and nearly as ridiculous.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Mayor Todd Gloria and the City Council also raised millions more by increasing fees for a variety of city services, doubling parking meter rates and agreeing to start charging for parking in new places like Balboa Park.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
In October, the city's Department of Public Works unveiled plans to write about 550,000 parking tickets next year — 65,000 more tickets than projected for 2025 — as well as expand parking meter times across Milwaukee to shore up dollars in the city's transportation fund.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Royal Oak parking meters will be closed during the festival to avoid traffic and circling cars looking for spots.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Mayor Todd Gloria and the City Council also raised millions more by increasing fees for a variety of city services, doubling parking meter rates and agreeing to start charging for parking in new places like Balboa Park.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
In October, the city's Department of Public Works unveiled plans to write about 550,000 parking tickets next year — 65,000 more tickets than projected for 2025 — as well as expand parking meter times across Milwaukee to shore up dollars in the city's transportation fund.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Royal Oak parking meters will be closed during the festival to avoid traffic and circling cars looking for spots.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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