Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-“to touch, handle”
- Medieval Latintaxa“tax, charge”
- GermanTaxameter
- Frenchtaximètre
- Englishtaximeter
Borrowed from French taximètre, from German Taxameter, coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch, handle”).
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Arabic عَدَّاد, عَدَّادُ تَاكْسِي
- عَدَّاد (ʕaddād)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
- عَدَّادُ تَاكْسِي (ʕaddādu tāksī)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
- عَدَّادُ سَيَّارَةِ أُجْرَة (ʕaddādu sayyārati ʔujra)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Bulgarian таксиме́тър
- таксиме́тър (taksimétăr)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Catalan taxímetre
- taxímetredevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Chinese Cantonese 的士咪錶 /的士咪表
- 的士咪錶 /的士咪表device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Chinese Mandarin 計程器 /计程器, 計程表 /计程表
- 計程器 /计程器 (jìchéngqì)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
- 計程表 /计程表 (jìchéngbiǎo)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Czech taxametr
- taxametrdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Dutch taximeter
- taximeterdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Estonian taksomeeter
- taksomeeterdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Finnish taksamittari
- taksamittaridevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
French taximètre
- taximètredevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
German Taxameter
- Taxameterdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Greek ταξίμετρο
- ταξίμετρο (taxímetro)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Hungarian taxaméter
- taxaméterdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Icelandic gjaldmælir
- gjaldmælirdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Indonesian argometer, taksimeter
- argometerdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
- taksimeterdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Italian tassametro
- tassametrodevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Japanese タクシーメーター
- タクシーメーター (takushīmētā)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Korean 미터기, 택시미터
- 미터기 (miteogi)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
- 택시미터 (taeksimiteo)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Latvian taksometrs
- taksometrsdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Lithuanian taksometras
- taksometrasdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Polish taksometr, taksomierz
- taksometrdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
- taksomierzdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Portuguese taxímetro
- taxímetrodevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Russian таксо́метр, счётчик
- таксо́метр (taksómetr)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
- счётчик (sčótčik)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Slovak taxameter
- taxameterdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Spanish taxímetro
- taxímetrodevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Swedish taxameter
- taxameterdevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Turkish taksimetre
- taksimetredevice in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Ukrainian таксо́метр, лічи́льник
- таксо́метр (taksómetr)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
- лічи́льник (ličýlʹnyk)device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Cite this entry
APA
taximeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taximeter
MLA
“taximeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taximeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taximeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taximeter.
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