taxi meter

Fare tracking device

A taxi meter is a device in a taxicab that calculates the fare based on distance traveled and time elapsed.

The meter typically starts with a base charge and increments as the journey progresses: The taxi meter showed twelve dollars when we reached the hotel.

Also spelled as one word: taximeter.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G