"taximeter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaksɪˌmiːtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtaksiˌmiːtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtæksiˌmitɚ/ [General-American], /tækˈsɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ [obsolete] Forms: taximeters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French taximètre, from German Taxameter, coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch, handle”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{bor|en|fr|taximètre}} French taximètre, {{der|en|de|Taxameter}} German Taxameter, {{der|en|ML.|taxa||tax, charge}} Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-||to touch, handle|id=touch}} Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch, handle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} taximeter (plural taximeters)
  1. A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time. Derived forms: taxi Translations (device in a taxicab that calculates the fare): عَدَّاد (ʕaddād) [masculine] (Arabic), عَدَّاد تَاكْسِي (ʕaddād taksī) [masculine] (Arabic), taxímetru [masculine] (Asturian), таксо́метр (taksómjetr) [masculine] (Belarusian), таксаме́тр (taksamjétr) [masculine] (Belarusian), лічы́льнік (ličýlʹnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), taxímetre [masculine] (Catalan), 計程器 (Chinese Mandarin), 计程器 (jìchéngqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 計程表 (Chinese Mandarin), 计程表 (jìchéngbiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), taximeter [masculine] (Dutch), taksamittari (Finnish), taximètre [masculine] (French), taxímetro [masculine] (Galician), Taxameter [masculine, neuter] (German), ταξίμετρο (taxímetro) [neuter] (Greek), taxaméter (Hungarian), gjaldmælir [masculine] (Icelandic), tassametro [masculine] (Italian), タクシーメーター (takushīmētā) (Japanese), 미터기 (miteogi) (Korean), таксиме́тар (taksimétar) [masculine] (Macedonian), taxímetro [masculine] (Portuguese), таксо́метр (taksómetr) [masculine] (Russian), счётчик (sčótčik) [masculine] (Russian), taxímetro [masculine] (Spanish), taxameter [common-gender] (Swedish), таксо́метр (taksómetr) [masculine] (Ukrainian), лічи́льник (ličýlʹnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taxímetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "taksómetr",
      "sense": "device in a taxicab that calculates the fare",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "таксо́метр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sčótčik",
      "sense": "device in a taxicab that calculates the fare",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "счётчик"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device in a taxicab that calculates the fare",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taxímetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "device in a taxicab that calculates the fare",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "taxameter"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "taksómetr",
      "sense": "device in a taxicab that calculates the fare",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "таксо́метр"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ličýlʹnyk",
      "sense": "device in a taxicab that calculates the fare",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лічи́льник"
    }
  ],
  "word": "taximeter"
}

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