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
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The commission will also decide on a $125 fee for drivers who let their parking meters expire.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
And in Texas, criminals hit the streets, pasting stickers of malicious QR codes on to city parking meters and tricking residents into entering credit card details into a fake phishing site.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
To make sure her parking meter didn't run out of time, Kennedy set an alarm on her phone that would go off every two hours to remind her to put more money in.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
And, truth be known, the credit card parking meters is really more convenient than having to lug around a bag full of quarters.
—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
Some sat on the ground, others ran back-and-forth from parking meters to add time, but all were excited to get their hands on Swift merch.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
The Parking Authority of Baltimore City warned users against a scan-to-pay QR code sticker being placed on several of its parking meters by scammers, the authority said Tuesday in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Scammers sometimes put their own QR codes in places where they are commonly found, such as at parking meters stations, concert venues, parking garages, public fliers and bike share racks.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
The operating budget also shows that operating expenses for the parking meters have remained steady over the years.
—Ashley Savage, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2023
Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
And in Texas, criminals hit the streets, pasting stickers of malicious QR codes on to city parking meters and tricking residents into entering credit card details into a fake phishing site.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
To make sure her parking meter didn't run out of time, Kennedy set an alarm on her phone that would go off every two hours to remind her to put more money in.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
And, truth be known, the credit card parking meters is really more convenient than having to lug around a bag full of quarters.
—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
Some sat on the ground, others ran back-and-forth from parking meters to add time, but all were excited to get their hands on Swift merch.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
The Parking Authority of Baltimore City warned users against a scan-to-pay QR code sticker being placed on several of its parking meters by scammers, the authority said Tuesday in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Scammers sometimes put their own QR codes in places where they are commonly found, such as at parking meters stations, concert venues, parking garages, public fliers and bike share racks.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
The operating budget also shows that operating expenses for the parking meters have remained steady over the years.
—Ashley Savage, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2023
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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