parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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Because the lines at the parking meters are very long!
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Chicago inked a multi-decade deal in 2008 to privatize parking meters.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Most of those tickets — in fact, most of the tickets in every neighborhood — were for either street cleaning violations and expired parking meters, the Chronicle found.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
The city is also considering raising fees on things like parking meters, animal control, and ambulance service.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Chicago inked a multi-decade deal in 2008 to privatize parking meters.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Most of those tickets — in fact, most of the tickets in every neighborhood — were for either street cleaning violations and expired parking meters, the Chronicle found.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
The city is also considering raising fees on things like parking meters, animal control, and ambulance service.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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