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.

poetic

verse

Metered poetic passage

dactyl · anapest · spondee · foot · scansion · syllable · stressed · unstressed · rhythm · couplet

measured

calibrated

Adjusted for accuracy

weighed · assessed · calculated · computed · determined · rated · graduated · precision · instrument · dial

charged

electricity

Energy from charged particles

rate · kilowatt-hour · consumption · usage · fee · cost · payment · expense · toll · fare

dispensed

dose

Quantity of medicine

  • dosingGiving measured medicine
  • valveFluid flow controller
  • flowUnbroken forward movement

faucet · pump · drip · aerosol · inhaler · insulin · IV · syringe · spray · delivery

timed

countdown

Backward enumeration to zero

limit · session · clock · timer · stopwatch · schedule · allocation · period · minutes · seconds

parking

zone

Bounded area designation

street · municipal · enforcement · ticket · violation · expired · coin · pay station · permit · downtown

Categories
Opposites
measurement and tracking

meteredunmetered

Not measured by usage

unmeasured · nonmetered · unlimited · unmonitored · unrestricted

pricing structure

meteredflat-rate

Single unchanging charge

unlimited · unmetered · fixed-price · all-inclusive · bundled

poetic rhythm

meteredunmetered

Not measured by usage

free verse · prose · irregular · arrhythmic · formless

Phrases
Family

meter, diameter, meters, thermometer, barometer, odometer, speedometer, metering, altimeter

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G