Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

meter

2 verb
     
Related topics: Measurement, Power
meter2 [transitive]
TMTP to measure how much of something is used, and how much you must pay for it, by using a meter:
All our water is metered now.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary