"meterage" meaning in All languages combined

See meterage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: meterages [plural], metreage [alternative]
Etymology: From meter + -age. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meter|age}} meter + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} meterage (countable and uncountable, plural meterages)
  1. The act of measuring, such as of the weight of imports and exports, or the consumption of electricity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-meterage-en-noun-1ZC1EXCl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (now rare) The cost of measuring. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-meterage-en-noun-mJcNzBOt Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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