Definition of taximeter

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tax·i·me·ter    (tks-mtr) KEY 

NOUN:

An instrument installed in a taxicab to measure distance traveled and waiting time and to compute and indicate the fare.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French taximètre, alteration of taxamètre, from German Taxameter : Medieval Latin taxa, tax (from taxre, to tax; see tax) + -meter, meter (from Greek metron, measure; see -meter)