parking meter

noun

: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle

Examples of parking meter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Orlando residents objected to the city’s first parking meters in 1939 — the nickel-per-hour coin slots were stuffed with chewing gum in protest — and those meters didn’t last a year. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Within the context of the ongoing debate, the comment suggested the financial tie could make the company unfit to own the parking meter system. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

If this passes, get ready for the $10-per-hour parking meter; tollgates at parks, public beaches and boat ramps, and higher premiums for fire and theft insurance. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Most downtown parking is governed by time limits rather than parking meters. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for parking meter

• amphitheater
• bolometer
• centimeter
• centimetre
• decimeter
• ergometer
• expositor
• gasometer
• gravimeter
• hexameter
• manometer
• milliliter