See submeter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": ":af",
"3": "sub-",
"4": "meter",
"text": "+",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*upó\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*supo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"meter\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"submeter\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"submeter\">\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"name": "ety"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "submeters",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "submeter (plural submeters)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "25 51 13 11",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "26 50 14 10",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with etymology texts",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "26 50 14 10",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with etymology trees",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "23 58 11 8",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "28 31 18 23",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with sub-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "27 52 14 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "24 53 11 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "21 49 9 5 7 10",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "23 58 6 3 4 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "25 53 14 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with etymology trees",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
27,
36
]
],
"ref": "2009 February 15, Manny Fernandez, “State Freezes Plan to Have Tenants Pay Electric Bills”, in New York Times:",
"text": "Proponents say residential submeters encourage tenants to reduce their energy consumption by making households that never had to worry about electricity costs take financial responsibility for the power they use.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A utility meter, especially for electricity, that allows for the monitoring of usage on a portion of a distribution network, especially not owned by a utility, past a main meter."
],
"id": "en-submeter-en-noun-C7p~SuoS",
"links": [
[
"meter",
"meter"
],
[
"utility",
"utility"
]
]
}
],
"word": "submeter"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": ":af",
"3": "sub-",
"4": "meter",
"text": "+",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*upó\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*supo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"meter\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"submeter\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"submeter\">\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"name": "ety"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "submeters",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "submetering",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "submetered",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "submetered",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "submeter (third-person singular simple present submeters, present participle submetering, simple past and past participle submetered)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "28 31 18 23",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with sub-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
5,
16
]
],
"ref": "2009 February 15, Manny Fernandez, “State Freezes Plan to Have Tenants Pay Electric Bills”, in New York Times:",
"text": "“The submetering program is intended to help conserve energy, which is something that we remain committed to,” he said.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To install a submeter for."
],
"id": "en-submeter-en-verb-obIWNe3p",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To install a submeter for."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "28 31 18 23",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with sub-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To charge for electricity usage measured by a submeter."
],
"id": "en-submeter-en-verb-TtJMMhLh",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, intransitive) To charge for electricity usage measured by a submeter."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"word": "submeter"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": ":af",
"3": "sub-",
"4": "meter",
"text": "+",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*upó\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*supo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"meter\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"submeter\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"submeter\">\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"name": "ety"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "submeter (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "28 31 18 23",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with sub-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"On a scale based on units smaller than meters."
],
"id": "en-submeter-en-adj-EhEzMjlA",
"links": [
[
"scale",
"scale"
],
[
"meter",
"meter"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"word": "submeter"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries referencing missing etymons",
"English entries with etymology texts",
"English entries with etymology trees",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *upó",
"English terms prefixed with sub-",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English verbs",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Pages with etymology trees"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": ":af",
"3": "sub-",
"4": "meter",
"text": "+",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*upó\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*supo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"meter\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"submeter\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"submeter\">\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"name": "ety"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "submeters",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "submeter (plural submeters)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
27,
36
]
],
"ref": "2009 February 15, Manny Fernandez, “State Freezes Plan to Have Tenants Pay Electric Bills”, in New York Times:",
"text": "Proponents say residential submeters encourage tenants to reduce their energy consumption by making households that never had to worry about electricity costs take financial responsibility for the power they use.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A utility meter, especially for electricity, that allows for the monitoring of usage on a portion of a distribution network, especially not owned by a utility, past a main meter."
],
"links": [
[
"meter",
"meter"
],
[
"utility",
"utility"
]
]
}
],
"word": "submeter"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries referencing missing etymons",
"English entries with etymology texts",
"English entries with etymology trees",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *upó",
"English terms prefixed with sub-",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English verbs",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Pages with etymology trees"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": ":af",
"3": "sub-",
"4": "meter",
"text": "+",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*upó\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*supo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"meter\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"submeter\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"submeter\">\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"name": "ety"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "submeters",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "submetering",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "submetered",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "submetered",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "submeter (third-person singular simple present submeters, present participle submetering, simple past and past participle submetered)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
5,
16
]
],
"ref": "2009 February 15, Manny Fernandez, “State Freezes Plan to Have Tenants Pay Electric Bills”, in New York Times:",
"text": "“The submetering program is intended to help conserve energy, which is something that we remain committed to,” he said.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To install a submeter for."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To install a submeter for."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To charge for electricity usage measured by a submeter."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, intransitive) To charge for electricity usage measured by a submeter."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"word": "submeter"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries referencing missing etymons",
"English entries with etymology texts",
"English entries with etymology trees",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *upó",
"English terms prefixed with sub-",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English verbs",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Pages with etymology trees"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": ":af",
"3": "sub-",
"4": "meter",
"text": "+",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*upó\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*supo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"sub-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"meter\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"submeter\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"submeter\">\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"name": "ety"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *upó\nProto-Italic *supo\nLatin sub\nLatin sub-der.\nEnglish sub-\nEnglish meter\nEnglish submeter\nFrom sub- + meter.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "submeter (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"On a scale based on units smaller than meters."
],
"links": [
[
"scale",
"scale"
],
[
"meter",
"meter"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"word": "submeter"
}
Download raw JSONL data for submeter meaning in English (9.4kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (e79dea5 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.