parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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Instead of covering the fees charged by banks when people use credit cards at parking meters, the city will now force the drivers parking at those meters to begin paying those fees on a per-transaction basis.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
Last year, the city raised parking rates and began charging at parking meters on Sundays and holidays.
—Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
But his days as one of five aldermen who said no to Daley’s infamous parking meter deal or a quixotic early thorn to Mayor Rahm Emanuel are long gone.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Are parking meters closed during the 500 Festival Parade?
Meters close on May 23 for Vermont Street between Pennsylvania and Delaware Street; and on May 24 for the parade route.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 22 May 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
Last year, the city raised parking rates and began charging at parking meters on Sundays and holidays.
—Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
But his days as one of five aldermen who said no to Daley’s infamous parking meter deal or a quixotic early thorn to Mayor Rahm Emanuel are long gone.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Are parking meters closed during the 500 Festival Parade?
Meters close on May 23 for Vermont Street between Pennsylvania and Delaware Street; and on May 24 for the parade route.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 22 May 2025
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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