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[ˈmiːtə], (Noun)

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- a device that measures and records the quantity, degree, or rate of something
(e.g: an electricity meter)


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Middle English (in the sense ‘person who measures’): from mete + -er. The current sense dates from the 19th century


[ˈmiːtə], (Verb)

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- measure or regulate by means of a meter
(e.g: the huge capital outlay required to meter every household is not available)


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Middle English (in the sense ‘person who measures’): from mete + -er. The current sense dates from the 19th century


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