metered

verb

past tense of meter
as in measured

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  1. measured
  2. dispensed
  3. administered
  4. prorated
  5. divided
  6. distributed
  7. allotted
  8. apportioned
Verb
  • In its 2026 Illinois Report Card, East Aurora continued to lag behind the state average in terms of student proficiency in the subject areas measured — English Language Arts, or ELA, math and science.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Ultimately, the success of this amendment should be measured by more than the dollars homeowners save.
    — Julie Price, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of measured
Verb
  • The automatic low temperature dish machine dispensed 0 ppm sanitizer.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • As journals rose in popularity, so did the book dispensed in bursts.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispensed
Verb
  • Hobbs was the secretary of state who administered Arizona's 2020 election.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • New York Road Runners, the nonprofit club that stages the race, said in a news release that a bystander administered CPR to Apa, and event medical staffers also did CPR and used a defibrillator.
    — Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of administered
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  • Full refund before your first privacy report, then prorated based on unused time in the subscription.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Awards for short-term training will likely be prorated for the program's length.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 10 June 2026
Definition of prorated
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  • But from the moment it was announced in November 2025, the wealth tax divided Democrats and some labor groups.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Constitution’s requirement of a two-thirds super-majority to remove a leader guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors is an all but insurmountable barrier in a country that has become as divided as this one.
    — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of divided
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  • Informally distributed agent management responsibilities may work during experimentation, but thousands of agents interacting with applications, data, employees, customers and one another require a more deliberate operating model.
    — Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Like its predecessor, the monster follow-up is produced by Toho and is distributed in North America by GKids.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • Or the money is being allotted to different charitable organizations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The daylong program would be divided into ten-minute segments, with one lighting cue and one sound cue allotted for each.
    — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of allotted
Verb
  • The state was apportioned a bare 300,000 acre-feet a year in 1928, when Las Vegas was merely a dusty outpost miles from the Hoover Dam construction site.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company generally denied the allegations and asserted that any damages should be apportioned among the parties and other potentially responsible parties.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of apportioned
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