Collocations for "meter"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "meter" in context.
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meter
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [gas, parking, electricity, water, laser] meter
- read the [gas] meter
- put [coins, money, quarters] in the (parking) meter
- a meter for [measuring, calculating, telling]
- a meter of [concrete, land, snow, fabric]
- [200] meters
- (about) [200] meters [away, long, from, over, under]
- pulled [away, ahead] after [fifty] meters
- [400] meters in [depth, diameter]
- a [depth] of [400] meters
- meter [calls, volume, connections, doses]
- meter [water, gas, electricity] usage
- meter [water] use
- meter the use of [water]
- meter the [use, consumption, supply] (of)
- meter [inbound, outbound] calls
- meter calls by [seconds, region]
- the [company, organization] meters all calls
- can be [easily, efficiently] metered
'meter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):