parking meter

noun

a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.

parking meter

noun

a timing device, usually coin-operated, that indicates how long a vehicle may be left parked

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Word History and Origins

Origin of parking meter¹

First recorded in 1930–35

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But ever since Tuesday, the only long line was the stretch of unused parking meters that formed a perimeter around the brewery.

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In addition, the five-member panel recommended a hike in parking meter fees, which is expected to generate $14 million in the upcoming fiscal year.

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Contactless payment hotspots - like parking meters and restaurant menus - are common targets of criminals who stick their own QR codes on signage.

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The fine was dismissed, Shoup said, “on the then-novel explanation that the minister had gone to get change for the parking meter.”

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Dismissing the claim, Deputy District Judge Nathan Smith said the contract between Excel and Mr Barton "was not concluded until he read the terms and conditions next to the parking meter".

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