"metering" meaning in All languages combined

See metering on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: meterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} metering (countable and uncountable, plural meterings)
  1. The act of using a meter for measurement. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-metering-en-noun-qSgt3SsA
  2. (chiefly US) The process of marking a stamp with a meter. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-metering-en-noun-C4JqmxeZ Categories (other): American English
  3. (chiefly US) The marking itself; franking. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Post
    Sense id: en-metering-en-noun-wsyOcak8 Disambiguation of Post: 5 32 44 18 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: metring Derived forms: net metering

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} metering
  1. present participle and gerund of meter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: meter
    Sense id: en-metering-en-verb-ODyvV1rz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 16 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 10 16 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: metring

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for metering meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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