taximeter
Cab fare device
A taximeter is a device in a taxi that calculates the fare based on distance traveled and time elapsed.
The meter runs continuously during a ride, combining a base rate with incremental charges.
The taximeter showed twelve dollars when we pulled up to the hotel.
Taxi derives from this device—a taximeter cab, shortened to taxicab, then taxi.
Vehicle for hire
- hackneyCarriage horse breed
- yellow cabDistinctive urban hire car
- black cabTraditional London taxi
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
cabbie · driver · dispatcher · rank · stand · hail · pickup · dropoff
Measured speed or charge
surcharge · base rate · flag drop · night rate · flat rate · tariff · billing · payment
Space between two points
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- kilometersMetric distance units
- milesLengths of 5,280 feet
trip · waiting time · units · increments · base fare · elapsed time
Standard of measurement
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- counterFlat service surface
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- indicatorSign revealing status
dashboard · display · mechanism · apparatus · calibration · digital readout · LCD · reset button
Vehicle distance recorder
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
cab
Vehicle for hire
- hackneyCarriage horse breed
- yellow cabDistinctive urban hire car
- black cabTraditional London taxi
medallion · cabbie · driver · dispatcher · rank · stand · hail · pickup · dropoff · livery
rate
Measured speed or charge
toll · surcharge · base rate · flag drop · night rate · flat rate · tariff · billing · payment · receipt
distance
Space between two points
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- kilometersMetric distance units
miles · trip · waiting time · units · increments · base fare · elapsed time
gauge
Standard of measurement
indicator · dashboard · display · mechanism · apparatus · calibration · digital readout · LCD · reset button · sensor
odometer
Vehicle distance recorder
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- taxi termscabbie, fare, medallion, yellow cab, dispatch
- taxi equipmentroof light, two-way radio, GPS, navigation system, partition
- taxi rankcab, cabstand, black cab, fare
- counterscounter, counters, tally, tally counter, click counter
taximeterfree ride
Benefit without cost
flat rate · negotiated price · honor system · surge pricing · tip jar