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taximeter

ta·xi·me·ter

UK/ˈtaksɪˌmiːtə/ US/ˈtaksiˌmiːtə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)

Origin

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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