taxameter

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A form of taximeter — A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.

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Meanings

nountaxameter (plural taxameters)

plural taxameters

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of taximeter.

    A young man belonging to a good London club, having an allowance of £150 a year, and earning £300 a year by driving a taxameter cab, would be in clover.

    1899, Truth, volume 45, page 1053
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