Examples of “meter” in a Sentence

noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.

• The water meter in our cellar shows how much we use each month.
• The engineer came to read the electricity meter.
• She fed coins into the parking meter before running into the shop.

verb To measure or control the amount of something using such a device.

• The charity meters its donations carefully so that supplies last through the winter.
• Some councils meter household water use to encourage people to waste less.
• The pump meters out exactly one liter at a time.