parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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But ever since Tuesday, the only long line was the stretch of unused parking meters that formed a perimeter around the brewery.
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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
Unknown suspects have been placing fake QR codes over real codes on parking meters across downtown, with about 200 fake codes having already been recovered by police, according to a Monday news release from the Orlando Police Department.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Another key change is allowing business districts and neighborhoods to add parking meters more easily.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
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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
Unknown suspects have been placing fake QR codes over real codes on parking meters across downtown, with about 200 fake codes having already been recovered by police, according to a Monday news release from the Orlando Police Department.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Another key change is allowing business districts and neighborhoods to add parking meters more easily.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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