metered
Charged per increment
Metered describes something measured or regulated by a meter.
Metered parking charges by time measured.
A metered dose is precisely measured.
Metered utilities track consumption for billing.
In poetry and music, metered means having a regular rhythmic pattern: metered verse.
The two senses connect through the idea of measured units—whether of electricity or syllables.
Metered poetic passage
- iambicVerse rhythm type
- pentameterFive-foot poetic line
- trocheeStressed-then-unstressed foot
- dactylFinger, toe, or verse foot
anapest · spondee · foot · scansion · syllable · stressed · unstressed · rhythm
Adjusted for accuracy
- gaugedDetermined extent or amount
- quantifiedExpressed as a number
- scaledClimbed or plated
- weighedMeasured heaviness of
assessed · calculated · computed · determined · rated · graduated · precision · instrument
Energy from charged particles
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- billingCharging for services rendered
- tariffTax on traded goods
- rateMeasured speed or charge
kilowatt-hour · consumption · usage · fee · cost · payment · expense · toll
Quantity of medicine
- dosingGiving measured medicine
- valveFluid flow controller
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- faucetValve controlling water flow
pump · drip · aerosol · inhaler · insulin · IV · syringe · spray
verse
Metered poetic passage
- iambicVerse rhythm type
- pentameterFive-foot poetic line
- trocheeStressed-then-unstressed foot
dactyl · anapest · spondee · foot · scansion · syllable · stressed · unstressed · rhythm · couplet
calibrated
Adjusted for accuracy
- gaugedDetermined extent or amount
- quantifiedExpressed as a number
- scaledClimbed or plated
weighed · assessed · calculated · computed · determined · rated · graduated · precision · instrument · dial
electricity
Energy from charged particles
rate · kilowatt-hour · consumption · usage · fee · cost · payment · expense · toll · fare
dose
Quantity of medicine
faucet · pump · drip · aerosol · inhaler · insulin · IV · syringe · spray · delivery
countdown
Backward enumeration to zero
- durationLength of existence
- intervalDuration between two points
- expirationEnd of validity
limit · session · clock · timer · stopwatch · schedule · allocation · period · minutes · seconds
zone
Bounded area designation
street · municipal · enforcement · ticket · violation · expired · coin · pay station · permit · downtown
- postal termsstamps, zip codes, stamp, stamped, postal codes
- controlledcontrolled, managed, regulated, restrained, contained
- service modelssubscription, freemium, pay-per-use, pay per use, on-demand
- scarcityscarcity, scarce, shortage, scant, scanty
- subscription termsmonthly, gold tier, annual, yearly, VIP access
- togethernesstogether, united, unity, togetherness, bonding
meteredunmetered
Not measured by usage
unmeasured · nonmetered · unlimited · unmonitored · unrestricted
meteredflat-rate
Single unchanging charge
unlimited · unmetered · fixed-price · all-inclusive · bundled
meteredunmetered
Not measured by usage
free verse · prose · irregular · arrhythmic · formless
- parking meterCoin-operated street timer
- meter maidsMunicipal parking time monitors
- feed the meterPay for more parking
- 100 meter dashBrief straight-line footrace
- voltage meterInstrument measuring electrical potential
- gas meterMeasures piped fuel consumption
meter, diameter, meters, thermometer, barometer, odometer, speedometer, metering, altimeter