feed the meter

idiom

: to put money in a parking meter
He left the restaurant to feed the meter.

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“Feed the meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feed%20the%20meter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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