parking meter

noun [C] /ˈpɑr·kɪŋ ˌmi·tər/

Definition

› a device in the street or in a parking lot that you put money into so that you can park your car next to it for a particular period of time

(Definition of parking meter noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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