noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtaksɪˌmiːtə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtaksiˌmiːtə/
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General-American:/ˈtæksiˌmitɚ/
obsolete:/tækˈsɪmɪtə(ɹ)/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meter
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French taximètre, from German Taxameter, coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh2g- (“to touch, handle”).
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَدَّاد
(ʕaddād)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Arabic:
عَدَّاد تَاكْسِي
(ʕaddād taksī)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Asturian:
taxímetru
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Belarusian:
таксо́метр
(taksómjetr)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Belarusian:
таксаме́тр
(taksamjétr)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Belarusian:
лічы́льнік
(ličýlʹnik)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Catalan:
taxímetre
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Chinese Mandarin:
計程器 /计程器
(jìchéngqì)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Chinese Mandarin:
計程表 /计程表
(jìchéngbiǎo)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Dutch:
taximeter
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Finnish:
taksamittari
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
French:
taximètre
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Galician:
taxímetro
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
German:
Taxameter
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Greek:
ταξίμετρο
(taxímetro)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Hungarian:
taxaméter
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Icelandic:
gjaldmælir
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Indonesian:
argometer
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Indonesian:
taksimeter
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Italian:
tassametro
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Japanese:
タクシーメーター
(takushīmētā)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Korean:
미터기
(miteogi)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Korean:
택시미터
(taeksimiteo)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Macedonian:
таксиме́тар
(taksimétar)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Polish:
taksometr
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Portuguese:
taxímetro
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Russian:
таксо́метр
(taksómetr)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Russian:
счётчик
(sčótčik)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Spanish:
taxímetro
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Swedish:
taxameter
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Ukrainian:
таксо́метр
(taksómetr)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
Ukrainian:
лічи́льник
(ličýlʹnyk)
— device in a taxicab that calculates the fare
