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adj
On a scale based on units smaller than meters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A utility meter, especially for electricity, that allows for the monitoring of usage on a portion of a distribution network, especially not owned by a utility, past a main meter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To install a submeter for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To charge for electricity usage measured by a submeter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English meter English submeter From sub- + meter.
