parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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Executives Chris Van Gorder, Scripps Health YES: The decision was made to add parking meters at Balboa Park; starting six months earlier is irrelevant.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Charging stations for electric vehicles might also be located near parking meters if the ordinance is passed.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
But ever since Tuesday, the only long line was the stretch of unused parking meters that formed a perimeter around the brewery.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Smart parking meters in downtown and midtown Sacramento operate on a tiered rate system, according to the city of Sacramento site.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Charging stations for electric vehicles might also be located near parking meters if the ordinance is passed.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
But ever since Tuesday, the only long line was the stretch of unused parking meters that formed a perimeter around the brewery.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Smart parking meters in downtown and midtown Sacramento operate on a tiered rate system, according to the city of Sacramento site.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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