Definition of taximeter
: an instrument for use in a hired vehicle (such as a taxicab) for automatically showing the fare due
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Origin and Etymology of taximeter
French taximètre, modification of German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa tax, charge (from taxare to tax) + German -meter
First Known Use: 1894
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