parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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One simple ask of the buyer and seller in the parking meter deal is a transparent history of charitable giving in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
In January, Mayor Brandon Johnson opted not to try to buy the parking meters back from Chicago Parking Meters LLC after determining the cost was too high.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 20 May 2026
City Manager Maraskeshia Smith vowed not to increase parking meter rates, a strategy the city relied upon in years past to balance previous deficits.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Because the lines at the parking meters are very long!
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
In January, Mayor Brandon Johnson opted not to try to buy the parking meters back from Chicago Parking Meters LLC after determining the cost was too high.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 20 May 2026
City Manager Maraskeshia Smith vowed not to increase parking meter rates, a strategy the city relied upon in years past to balance previous deficits.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Because the lines at the parking meters are very long!
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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