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 On this day in 1935: Park-O-Meter No. 1, the world’s first parking meter, designed and created by Carl C. Magee, was installed on the southeast corner of First Street and Robinson Avenue in Oklahoma City. —

Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024 Yes, but: The change has created the opportunity for scammers to affix imposter QR codes on parking meters, directing users to imitation payment sites, per BBB. —

Jason Clayworth, Axios, 16 July 2024 Municipal Parking Department will not enforce parking meters after 5 p.m. on June 24. —

Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2024 When cities first started installing parking meters, officials saw them as a parking management tool. —

Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2019 See all Example Sentences for parking meter

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Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of parking meter was in 1935

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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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