parking meter

noun

A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.

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Meanings

nounparking meter (plural parking meters)

plural parking meters

  1. A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.

Origin

From parking + meter (“one who measures”), modelled after coal-meter, etc.

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Translations

Arabic عداد انتظار السيارات
  • عداد انتظار السياراتdevice for collecting parking fees
Basque parkimetro
  • parkimetrodevice for collecting parking fees
Bulgarian паркометър
  • паркометър (parkometăr)device for collecting parking fees
Catalan parquímetre
  • parquímetredevice for collecting parking fees
Chinese Cantonese 泊車咪錶 /泊车咪表
  • 泊車咪錶 /泊车咪表device for collecting parking fees
Chinese Mandarin 收費咪錶 /收费咪表, 停車計時器 /停车计时器
  • 收費咪錶 /收费咪表 (shōufèi mībiǎo)device for collecting parking fees
  • 停車計時器 /停车计时器 (tíngchē jìshíqì)device for collecting parking fees
Czech parkovací hodiny, parkovné
  • parkovací hodinydevice for collecting parking fees
  • parkovnédevice for collecting parking fees
Danish parkometer
  • parkometerdevice for collecting parking fees
Dutch parkeermeter, parkeerautomaat
  • parkeermeterdevice for collecting parking fees
  • parkeerautomaatdevice for collecting parking fees
Esperanto parkhorloĝo
  • parkhorloĝodevice for collecting parking fees
Finnish pysäköintimittari
  • pysäköintimittaridevice for collecting parking fees
French parcmètre, parcomètre
  • parcmètredevice for collecting parking fees
  • parcomètredevice for collecting parking fees
German Parkuhr, Parkautomat
  • Parkuhrdevice for collecting parking fees
  • Parkautomatdevice for collecting parking fees
Greek παρκόμετρο
  • παρκόμετρο (parkómetro)device for collecting parking fees
Hebrew מדחן
  • מדחןdevice for collecting parking fees
Hungarian parkolóóra
  • parkolóóradevice for collecting parking fees
Icelandic stöðumælir
  • stöðumælirdevice for collecting parking fees
Irish méadar páirceála
  • méadar páirceáladevice for collecting parking fees
Italian parchimetro
  • parchimetrodevice for collecting parking fees
Japanese パーキングメーター, 駐車メーター
  • パーキングメーター (pākingumētā)device for collecting parking fees
  • 駐車メーター (chūsha-mētā)device for collecting parking fees
Māori ine tūnga waka
  • ine tūnga wakadevice for collecting parking fees
Norwegian Bokmål parkometer, parkeringsautomat
  • parkometerdevice for collecting parking fees
  • parkeringsautomatdevice for collecting parking fees
Persian پارکومتر
  • پارکومترdevice for collecting parking fees
Polish parkometr
  • parkometrdevice for collecting parking fees
Portuguese parquímetro, parcômetro
  • parquímetrodevice for collecting parking fees
  • parcômetrodevice for collecting parking fees
Romanian parcometru
  • parcometrudevice for collecting parking fees
Russian парко́вочные часы́, парко́метр
  • парко́вочные часы́ (parkóvočnyje časý)device for collecting parking fees
  • парко́метр (parkómetr)device for collecting parking fees
Spanish parquímetro, míter
  • parquímetrodevice for collecting parking fees
  • míterdevice for collecting parking fees
Swedish parkeringsmätare, parkeringsautomat
  • parkeringsmätaredevice for collecting parking fees
  • parkeringsautomatdevice for collecting parking fees
Cite this entry
APA

parking meter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parking%20meter

MLA

“parking meter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parking%20meter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parking meter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parking%20meter.

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