parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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Miami Beach collected almost $28 million in parking meter revenue in the 2023 fiscal year, about $24 million of which came through ParkMobile.
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
The photo showed that her side of the parking meter still had an hour and 40 minutes left.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The commission will also decide on a $125 fee for drivers who let their parking meters expire.
—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
Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
The photo showed that her side of the parking meter still had an hour and 40 minutes left.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The commission will also decide on a $125 fee for drivers who let their parking meters expire.
—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
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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