parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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These include increasing parking meter rates and fees for older adult services programs.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
The city doubled parking meter rates in January and significantly raised hundred of city fees last week.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The tech giant has developed a chat box for the Chicago’s CTA, launched direct data integration for Amtrak departure and arrival times and has partnered with tech providers Passport and ParkMobile to connect street parking meters to Google Maps.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots.
2009: Chicago residents dug a little deeper into their wallets to pay for city parking, as rates increased due to the city’s lopsided parking meter deal.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
The city doubled parking meter rates in January and significantly raised hundred of city fees last week.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The tech giant has developed a chat box for the Chicago’s CTA, launched direct data integration for Amtrak departure and arrival times and has partnered with tech providers Passport and ParkMobile to connect street parking meters to Google Maps.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots.
2009: Chicago residents dug a little deeper into their wallets to pay for city parking, as rates increased due to the city’s lopsided parking meter deal.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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