parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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Those actions include a partial hiring freeze, doubling parking meter rates, raising the cannabis tax, increasing a wide range of city fees and starting collection of a hotel tax hike before it has been fully cleared by the courts.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
Nearby, a yellow newspaper vending box was wedged between a white Chrysler and a parking meter.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
The City Council will likely approve the parking meter increases on Tuesday.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 May 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, 30 Apr. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
Nearby, a yellow newspaper vending box was wedged between a white Chrysler and a parking meter.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
The City Council will likely approve the parking meter increases on Tuesday.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 May 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, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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