n.
Function: noun
Etymology: -meter
Date: 1815
1 : an instrument for measuring and sometimes recording the time or amount of something <a parking meter > <a gas meter >
2 : POSTAGE METER also : a marking printed by a postage meter
METER
Meaning of METER in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012